Encyclopedia of World Cultures, oceania Vol. 2

This resource covers a huge area of the Pacific Ocean, stretching from Australia to New Guinea and including the island groupings traditionally called Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD CULTURES......Page 2 Title Page......Page 3 ISBN 0816118094......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Project Staff, Editorial Board......Page 6 Contributors......Page 7 Preface......Page 17 Introduction......Page 22 Maps......Page 37 OCEANIA......Page 43 A......Page 45 B......Page 63 C......Page 73 D......Page 85 E......Page 95 F......Page 101 G......Page 110 H......Page 137 I......Page 140 K......Page 143 L......Page 179 M......Page 190 N......Page 272 O......Page 295 P......Page 303 R......Page 315 S......Page 326 T......Page 347 U......Page 400 W......Page 406 Y......Page 430 Glossary......Page 439 Filmography......Page 445 Ethnonym Index......Page 449 A basic reference source to the cultures of the world. Provides descriptions of all the cultures of each region of the world or of a representative sample of cultures for regions where full coverage is impossible, as well as accurate descriptions of cultures of the past Including all the national cultures, such as Danes, Germans and English, as well as regional cultures such as Castilians, Sicilians and Bretons. This resource also covers linguistic minorities such as the Basques, the Sorbs and the various Gypsy populations This reference set lists and describes more than 1,500 global cultures. Based on research of social scientists, it is the source for historical, social, political, economic, linguistic, religious, and other information on virtually every existing culture