Encyclopedia of World Cultures: North AmericaCovers the cultures of Canada, Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), and the United States. The cultures of North America now fall into three general categories: (1) Native Americans, the modern-day descendants of the original inhabitants of North America; (2) folk cultures, such as the Amish; and (3) ethnic groups composed of people who share a common sense of identity on the basis of national origin, race, or religion, such as African Americans. |
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Elizabeth Holthaus Norma J Diamond | 19 |
Nancy Priest Paul Friedrich | 111 |
Robert Sullivan | 168 |
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| Title | Encyclopedia of World Cultures: North America Volume 1 of Encyclopedia of World Cultures, David Levinson Volume I |
| Author | David Levinson |
| Editor | David Levinson |
| Edition | 2, large print |
| Publisher | G.K. Hall, 1991 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Dec 27, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0816118086, 9780816118083 |
| Length | 425 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / General Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social |
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