Contents: v.1. North America; v. 2. Oceana; v. 3. South Asia; v. 4. Europe; v. 5. East and Southeast Asia. . .

This volume, with one hundred new articles, supplements the award-winning 10-volume Encyclopedia of World Cultures.

5-vol. online ebook.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
covers more than 500 cultural groups in Asia
and Oceania, Europe, the Americas and Africa.
Five volumes — organized for quick reference
by continent — cover history, politics, customs,
religion, education, gender issues.

Know and value the world’s many ethnic identities. This resource offers thorough coverage of more than 200 ethnic groups—some as obscure as the Kallawaya of the Peruvian Andes, numbering fewer than 1,000; others as widespread as the Bengalis of India, 172 million strong.

This handbook collects background and current information on ethnic groups and provides helpful analysis for users who would otherwise have to research a variety of sources to gather the same information.

In The Interpretation of Cultures, the most original anthropologist of his generation moved far beyond the traditional confines of his discipline to develop an important new concept of culture. This book helped define the field for an entire generation of anthropologists.