ethnology

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ethnology

Nigeria

the people
2001
Text and photographs provide information about the people of Nigeria, discussing village and city life, homes, food, school, sports and leisure, and other topics.

We the people

an atlas of America's ethnic diversity
1988
Maps of states and counties and data files from the 1980 U.S. census explain the geographical patterns of 67 ethnic and racial groups in America.

Journeys to the past

travels in New Guinea, Madagascar, and the northern territory of Australia
1981
The companion volume to The Zoo Quest Expeditions. Describes four expeditions in search of remote tribes who retain their ancient ways of life.

Survivors of the stone age

nine primitive tribes today
1975
Describes the daily life, homes, and customs of nine tribes still living under Stone Age conditions in various areas of the world.

Margaret Mead

1990
A biography of the now legendary anthropologist famous for her studies of primitive cultures.

Multicultural aspects of library media programs

1992
Addresses the cultural needs of ethnic groups within the curriculum and in the library collection.

Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America

2000
Presents alphabetically arranged essays on national, ethnoreligious, and Native American cultures residing in the U.S.

Family names

the origins, meanings, mutations, and history of more than 2,800 American names
1983
An introduction to the world of onomastics--the study of names--which discusses over 2800 names from every ethnic group.

Peoples of the world

customs and cultures
1998
An encyclopedia of world peoples combining anthropological and social information, both historical and current, on the status of ethnic groups worldwide.

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