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Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life, editors, Timothy L. Gall and Jeneen Hobby, v. 2, Americas

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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index present

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Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life

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editors, Timothy L. Gall and Jeneen Hobby

From Publisher's Website: Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life covers cultural groups in Asia, Europe, the Americas and Africa. Each volume is organized for quick reference by continent, cover history, politics, customs, religion, education, human rights issues, teen life and much more for culture groups such as Kurds, Amish, Germans and more than 500 others. Each two- to six-page entry is written and reviewed by subject experts who have in-depth knowledge of a particular world culture and the skill to translate their knowledge in terms that students can understand. The Encyclopedia also gives students a visual learning experience with more than 250 photographs. And, a glossary of terms offers quick reference for difficult or foreign terms

Volume 2: Americas -- Contributors -- Country index -- Preface -- Introduction -- African Americans -- African Brazilians -- Aleuts -- Amahuacas -- American immigrants -- Americans -- Amish -- Antiguans and Barbudans -- Arab Americans -- Argentines -- Armenian Americans -- Ashaninka -- Asian Indian Americans -- Aymara -- Bahamians -- Barbadians -- Belizeans -- Bolivians -- Brazilians -- Cajuns -- Cambodian Americans -- Canadians -- Central Americans in the US -- Chileans -- Chinese Americans -- Choctaw -- Colombians -- Comanches -- Costa Ricans -- Creeks -- Creoles of Louisiana -- Cuban Americans -- Cubans -- Cunas -- Dakota and Lakhota -- Dominican Americans -- Dominicans (Dominica) -- Dominicans (Dominican Republic) -- Dutch Americans -- Ecuadorans -- English Americans -- Filipino Americans -- French Americans -- French Canadians -- French Guianans -- Garifuna -- German Americans -- Greek Americans -- Grenadians -- Guajiros -- Guaranis -- Guatemalans -- Guyanans/Guyanese -- Haitian Americans -- Haitians -- Hawaiians -- Hindus of Guyana -- Hmong Americans -- Hondurans -- Hopi -- Hungarian Americans -- Inuit -- Irish Americans -- Iroquois -- Italian Americans -- Jamaicans -- Japanese Americans -- Jewish Americans -- Jivaro -- Kayapos -- Kittitians and Nevisians -- Korean Americans -- Laotian Americans -- Lebanese Americans -- Mapuches -- Matsigenka -- Maya -- Mennonites of Paraguay -- Mexican Americans -- Mexicans -- Miskito -- Mormons -- Native North Americans -- Navajos -- Nicaraguans -- Norwegian Americans -- Ojibwa -- Paez -- Paiutes -- Panamanians -- Paraguayans -- Pemon -- Peruvians -- Polish Americans -- Puerto Rican Americans -- Puerto Ricans -- Quechua -- Russian Americans -- St Lucians -- St Vincentians -- Salvadorans/Salvadorians -- Scottish and Scotch-Irish Americans -- Seminolesand Miccosukees -- Sudanese Americans -- Sumu -- Surinamese -- Swedish Americans -- Tenetehara -- Tlingit -- Trinidadians and Tobagonians -- Ukrainian Americans -- Uruguayans -- Vaupes -- Venezuelans -- Vietnamese Americans -- Xavante -- Glossary -- Subject index for 5 v

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Encyclopedia of cultures and daily life