Peoples, Nations and Cultures

Peoples, Nations and Cultures

by JohnMackenzie (Editor)

Synopsis

Modern political geography, reflected in the 200-odd states into which the contemporary world is divided, offers at best a simplification of the world's ethnic and cultural complexities. The nation-states that sit at today's United Nations represent but a fraction of the huge number of distinct and identifiable peoples, nations and cultures that have come into being, settled, migrated, flourished, declined, assimilated, and - in many cases - disappeared since the distant beginnings of recorded history. Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures is a fascinating and informative guide to the myriad discrete ethnic and cultural groupings that have inhabited our planet over the past 6000 years. It presents - in a simple and easy-to-follow A to Z structure within five regionally based sections (The Americas, Africa, Europe, S & Cent. Asia and the Middle East, and E & SE Asia and Oceania) - clear, concise and readable histories of some 1500 peoples, nations and cultures: from the Assyrians of the ancient Middle East to the modern-day Armenians, from the Belgae of ancient Europe to the modern-day Basques.Peoples, nations and cultures covered include the inhabitants of present-day nation-states (Americans, French); minority peoples within these (Sorbs in Germany, Basques in Spain); peoples dispersed over a number of nation-states (Kurds, Jews); significant cultural but non-ethnic groupings (Maronite Christians in the Levant); and extinct peoples (Alans, Goths).

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 672
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 03 Mar 2005

ISBN 10: 0304365505
ISBN 13: 9780304365500
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: A fascinating exploration of the cultural and ethnic diversity of our planet; A unique work of historical reference (no other such single-volume survey is currently available); Clear, concise and readable histories of 1500 of the world's peoples, both extinct and extant; Compiled by a global team of academic specialists; Includes 125 black-and-white locator maps.

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'This informative, nicely presented guide gives the ethnographical and historical lowdown on all the world's main ethnic groups.' -- Michael Kerrigan THE SCOTSMAN (26.3.05) 'an excellent exploration of the cultural and ethnic diversity of the world.' THE LADY (20.12.05)
Author Bio
Professor John MacKenzie, general editor of Peoples, Nations and Cultures, is a specialist in British imperial history. He is a non-teaching fellow of the Universities of St Andrews, Aberdeen and Stirling, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.