Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and OceaniaProvides a reference to the peoples of the Asia-Pacific region east of the Caspian Sea, not including the countries of the Middle East. Covers the major peoples that for a time maintained a cultural identity in the area, from ancient to modern times, describing their history, migration, culture, belief system, social organization, and relationship to other peoples. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThis A-to-Z provides a concise yet thorough introduction to the myriad historical and contemporary peoples of Asia and Oceania, excluding the contemporary Middle East. West, who holds a Ph.D. in ... Read full review
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Contents
A | 1 |
B | 73 |
C | 140 |
D | 175 |
E | 197 |
F | 207 |
G | 226 |
H | 251 |
S | 701 |
T | 761 |
U | 848 |
V | 863 |
W | 888 |
X | 891 |
Y | 898 |
Z | 914 |
I | 295 |
J | 322 |
K | 354 |
L | 447 |
M | 472 |
N | 574 |
O | 606 |
P | 622 |
Q | 680 |
R | 682 |
Contemporary Peoples with Entriesin the Book by Country | 919 |
Historical Peoples with Entries in the Book and Their Dates | 923 |
List of Individuals Featuredin Biographical Sidebars | 925 |
Religious Systems | 927 |
Kinship Systems | 929 |
Subsistence Systems | 932 |
Chronology of Asian and Oceanian History | 935 |
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20th century Aboriginal Afghanistan agriculture Ainu Altai ancestors Armenian Asian Australian Austronesian language Azerbaijan believed Bengal British Buddhist Burman Cambodia central Chenla China Chinese Christian clan colonial Communist communities conquered continued country’s culture dominant Dutch dynasty East economic empire ethnic groups father’s Funan Further Reading Georgian Hephthalites highlands Hindu Hmong identity important independence India indigenous Indonesia Islam islands Japan Japanese Jurchen Kazakh Khan Khmer Khmu Khwarezm king kingdom kinship Korean Kyrgyz Kyrgyzstan land lineage live Malay Manchu marriage migration military Mongolia Mongols mountains Muslim Myanmar nationality northern origins Pakistan Pashtuns patrilineal People’s percent period Persian Philippines political population present ancestry Province Qing dynasty region religion religious remains Republic residence rice rituals River rule Russian social society South Korea southern Soviet Spanish Taiwan territory Thailand tion trade traditional tribal tribes Turkic United Vietnam Vietnamese villages western women