Encyclopedia of World Cultures: Vol 6: Russia and Eurasia / China

Features coverage of every Native American culture that exists today in the United States and Canada. In addition, there is full coverage of such diverse groups as Cajuns, African Americans, Amish, Mormons and Latinos. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD CULTURES 2 Title Page - Volume VI - Russia and Eurasia / China 3 ISBN 0816118108 4 Project Staff Editorial Board 5 Contents 6 Contributors 7 Translators 18 Preface 20 Introduction to Russia and Eurasia 25 Introduction to China 32 Maps 45 Part One - Cultures of Russia and Eurasia 52 A 54 B 100 C 118 D 144 E 160 G 173 I 198 K 203 L 281 M 301 N 323 O 339 P 351 R 358 S 371 T 396 U 424 V 448 Y 453 Part Two - Cultures of China 464 A 466 B 468 D 472 E 482 G 484 H 485 J 503 K 509 L 511 M 515 N 526 O 531 P 532 Q 533 S 537 T 541 U 548 W 550 X 553 Y 554 Z 558 Glossary 562 Filmography 568 Index to Filmography 571 Directory of Distributors 571 Ethnonym Index 572 The Editors 576 Covers 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 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 This resource covers all the peoples of Russia and East Europe, all the minorities of Central Asia, such as the Uzbeks and the Azerbajanis, the Peoples' Republic of China and the national minorities of China.