ethnology

Discusses cultures of tribes and first peoples, covering nonurban cultures and kinship-based institutions, cultural anthropology, the indigenous peoples of the Americas, aboriginal Australians, and the peoples of Africa, Eurasia and the Middle East.

An introduction to immigration and migration in Texas and how it influences the culture of the state.

On November 21, 1961, Michael C. Rockefeller, the twenty-three year old son of New York governor Nelson Rockefeller, vanished off the coast of southwest New Guinea when his catamaran capsized while crossing a turbulent river mouth. He was on an expedition to collect art for the Museum of Primitive Art, which his father founded in 1957. Michael's expedition partner stayed with the capsized boat and was rescued. Michael did not, instead choosing to swim for help. His last words were "I think I can make it". But he did not. For fifty-plus years, Michael's fate remained unknown. The official verdict was that he drowned. But rumors circulated that he had made it to shore and then was killed and eaten by the Asmat, a native tribe of warriors whose complex culture was built around sacred, reciprocal violence, headhunting, and ritual cannibalism.

Presents a series of stories that illuminate key aspects of Islam and how the belief system is being challenged and changed in response to modern life, focusing on the religion as it is practiced in Morocco.

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.

The author describes his experiences after he decided to move to the remote South Pacific island of Tarawa, discussing the trials he and his girlfriend faced in a place that could in no way be described as paradise.

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

A reference guide to the peoples of Africa, including indigenous and immigrant groups, featuring entries on five nations, arranged alphabetically from Morocco to Nigeria, with discussion of religion, housing, clothing, language, health and education, food, family and social life, arts, and music. Includes maps, illustrations, a time line, a further reading list, glossary, and index.