ethnology

The record of a 4,300 nautical mile journey across the Pacific Ocean by raft.

Traces the development of primitive societies showing why some groups advanced more rapidly than others and how this progression explains why various populations stabilize at specific phases of development while others continue to evolve.

Photographs and text provide information about the people, creatures, and plants that live in both hot and cold deserts.

Examines the world's population, describing the different ways people live around the world.

Uses laminated pages and transparent overlays to introduce different people from around the world.

Explores how the Bushmen, Bedouins, Aborigines, Navajo, and other groups of nomads have learned to adapt to the harsh conditions of the world's deserts.

Examines the life and work of the anthropologist who became famous for her studies of various primitive cultures.

Describes the surroundings, daily life, traditions, and customs of people living all around the world.

A reference book dealing with people and their customs all around the world. Includes such aspects as homes, education, food, clothes, and religion.

Introduces the harsh world of deserts and the people, plants, and animals that live there.