ethnology

A collection of forty essays previously published in "Redbook" magazine, concerned with family life, the women's movement, education, abortion, ecology, and other issues.

Explores how environmental, demographic, economic, and political changes in Africa and the Middle East are threatening fourteen endangered cultures.

Explores the history of ethnic diversity in Canada from before 1500 to the early twenty-first century, and includes bibliographies, photographs, and maps.

A comprehensive index to volumes one through ten of "Peoples of Africa, " including a comprehensive index, six subject indexes, biographical and geographical indexes, resources for further study, pronunciation guides, Web sites, and a list of national days arranged by country and date.

Presents several reference tools, including a pronunciation guide, a list of national days, a list of further resources, and nine indexes.

Presents portraits of life in Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, describing each country's peoples, history, economy, classes, religions, health, education, and cultural aspects such as food and drink, sport, the arts, and festivals, and features color photos, sidebars, a time line, a glossary, and a list of Web sites and books.

Presents portraits of life in the Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka, describing each country's peoples, history, economy, classes, religions, health, education, and cultural aspects such as food and drink, sport, the arts, and festivals, and features color photos, sidebars, a time line, a glossary, and a list of Web sites and books.

Presents portraits of life in Mongolia, Myanmar, and Nepal, describing each country's peoples, history, economy, classes, religions, health, education, and cultural aspects such as food and drink, sport, the arts, and festivals, and features color photos, sidebars, a time line, a glossary, and a list of Web sites and books.

Presents portraits of life in South Korea, Laos, and Malaysia, describing each country's peoples, history, economy, classes, religions, health, education, and cultural aspects such as food and drink, sport, the arts, and festivals, and features color photos, sidebars, a time line, a glossary, and a list of Web sites and books.

Presents portraits of life in Japan and North Korea, describing each country's peoples, history, economy, classes, religions, health, education, and cultural aspects such as food and drink, sport, the arts, and festivals, and features color photos, sidebars, a time line, a glossary, and a list of Web sites and books.