ethnology

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ethnology

Margaret Mead

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

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.

Charlie Brown's fourth super book of questions and answers

about all kinds of people and how they live! : Based on the Charles M. Schulz characters
1979
Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang help present a host of facts about how people live in various environments around the world.

Kingdoms of Africa

2001
Examines important accomplishments and events in the history of African-Americans, focusing on the kingdoms of Africa; and includes short biographies of notable men and women, as well as a glossary, a list of related Internet sites, and an index.

People around the world

2002
Examines the religions, food, clothing, education, ceremonies, traditions, and languages of people in countries around the world, and includes maps, facts and figures about each country, and color photographs.

Multicultural America

an encyclopedia of the newest Americans
2011
A collection of essays that profiles immigrants from fifty countries who have contributed substantially to the diversity of the United States and looks at the lives of the immigrants in both their native countries and their new one.

The Native Americans

2011
Traces the history of Native Americans in the United States, examining the cultural and territorial conflict between Native Americans and European settlers, discussing issues this group has faced throughout the years, and looking at recent efforts to rebuild Native American communities.

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