Peoples, nations and cultures an A-Z of the peoples of the world, past and present
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London [Eng.] : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005.
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1 online resource (2184 entries) : 119 images, digital files.
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9781849721882 (online)
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Summary
Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures is a fascinating and informative guide to the myriad discrete ethnic and cultural groupings that have inhabited our planet over the past 6000 years. It presents - in a simple and easy-to-follow A to Z structure within five regionally based sections (The Americas, Africa, Europe, South and Central Asia and the Middle East, and East and Southeast Asia and Oceania) - clear, concise and readable histories of a significant number of peoples, nations and cultures: from the Assyrians of the ancient Middle East to the modern-day Armenians, from the Belgae of ancient Europe to the modern-day Basques.
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Modern political geography, reflected in the 200-odd states into which the contemporary world is divided, offers at best a simplification of the world's ethnic and cultural complexities. The nation-states that sit at today's United Nations represent but a fraction of the huge number of distinct and identifiable peoples, nations and cultures that have come into being, settled, migrated, flourished, declined, assimilated, and - in many cases - disappeared since the distant beginnings of recorded history.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
MacKenzie, J. M. (2005). Peoples, nations and cultures: an A-Z of the peoples of the world, past and present . Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)MacKenzie, John M. 2005. Peoples, Nations and Cultures: An A-Z of the Peoples of the World, Past and Present. Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)MacKenzie, John M. Peoples, Nations and Cultures: An A-Z of the Peoples of the World, Past and Present Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)MacKenzie, John M. Peoples, Nations and Cultures: An A-Z of the Peoples of the World, Past and Present Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005.
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