A biography of American cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead, covering her childhood, school and college years, time in Samoa, the Admiralty Islands, and Bali, and role as a mentor in her field, with maps, color images, timelines, and a glossary.
A celebration of the magnificent diversity and beauty of indigenous people from remote villages near the Arctic Circle to the rain forest of Sarawak in Borneo. Written as part of the International Year for the World's Indigenous People which took place in 1993.
Presents a concise study of Palestinian history, social structure and customs, education and religious beliefs, extended family and the roles of women, as well as providing insight into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Drummer Mickey Hart tells about his own adventures finding and preserving the world's music, and shares the stories of people throughout history who have dedicated themselves to songcatching.
A brief introduction to the variety of human beings that people the earth. Includes Pygmy tribes of Zaire, Scandanavians, Tuaregs, Mongoloids, Samoans, Aborigines, and many others.
Discusses Minik Wallace, a young Eskimo boy brought to New York in 1897 along with his father, whose skeleton was put on display in the Museum of Natural History; Minik's years as a "specimen"; his displacement both in America and in Greenland upon his return there; Arctic exploration; and early anthropology.
