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Endangered Peoples of Africa and the Middle East: Struggles to survive and thrive / Hitchcock, Robert K. 2002  Book
Hitchcock, Robert K. Book
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Publication Great Britain, Greenwood Press, 2002.
Description x, 302pRed Spine
Series Endangered Peoples Of The World
Summary/Abstract Turns the spotlight on 14 endangered cultures as examples of how diverse peoples are coping with these radical evolutions in the 21st century. This volume covers the Afghans, the Bedouin of the South Sinai, the Bisa of Zambia, the Eritreans and Ethiopians, the Kurds, the Nuba of Sudan, the Ogoni of Nigeria, the Okavango Delta peoples of Botswana, the Palestinians, the Qashqa'i of Iran, the Rwandese, the Somali of the Horn of Africa, the Tuareg, and the Ugandans.
Contents Introduction 1. The Afghans M. Catherine Daly 2. The Bedouin of the South Sinai, Egypt David Homa 3. The Bisa of Zambia Stuart A. Marks 4. The Eritreans and Ethiopians Lucia Ann McSpadden 5. The Kurds Laurel Erickson 6. The Nuba of Sudan Mona A. Mohamed and Margaret Fisher 7. The Ogoni of Nigeria A. Olu Oyinlade and Jeffrey M. Vincent 8. The Okavango Delta Peoples of Botswana John Bock and Sara E. Johnson 9. The Palestinians Lema Bashir 10. The Qashqa'i of Iran Lois Beck 11. The Rwandese Clea Msindo Koff and Ralph J. Hartley 12. The Somali of the Horn of Africa Virginia Luling 13. The Tuareg Susan J. Rasmussen 14. The Ugandans Dee Aker
Standard Number 0313304378 Hb.
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Endangered Peoples of Latin America: Struggles to Survive and Thrive / Stonich, Susan C. (ed.) 2001  Book
Stonich, Susan C. (ed.) Book
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Publication Great Britain, Greenwood Press, 2001.
Description 232pRed Spine
Series Endangered Peoples Of The World
Summary/Abstract Gives a rare insight into indigenous and marginalized groups in Mexico, Central America, and South America. Focuses on more than 13 endangered peoples, from the Mayans of Central Quintana Roo in Mexico, to the Quechua of the Peruvian Andes.
Contents Mexicans 1 The Mayans of Central Quintana Roo - David Barton Bray 2 The Rural People of Mexico's Northwest Coast - Maria L.Cruz-Torres 3 Villagers at the Edge of Mexico City - Scott S. Robinson Central Americans 4 Artisanal Fisherfolk of the Gulf of Fonseca - Jorge Varela Marquez, Kate Cissna, and Susan C. Stonich 5 The English-Speaking Bay Islanders - Susan C.Stonich 6 The Miskito of Honduras and Nicaragua - David J. Dodds 7 Indigenous and Ladino Peoples of the Rio Plantano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras - Peter H. Herlihy 8 The Ngobe of Western Panama - John R. Bort and Philip D. Young 9 The Kuna of Panama - James Howe 10 The Tz'utujil Maya of Guatemala - James Loucky South Americans 11 The Awa of Ecuador - Janet M. Chernela 12 The Otavalenos of the Ecuadorian Highlands - Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld 13 The Quechua of the Peruvian Andes - Paul H. Gelles
Standard Number 031330856X Hb.
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Endangered Peoples of North America: Struggles to survive and thrive / Greaves, Tom 2002  Book
Greaves, Tom Book
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Publication Great Britain, Greenwood Press, 2002.
Description xviii, 270p Red Spine
Series Endangered Peoples Of The World
Summary/Abstract Illuminates the current situation of 13 of our most traditional peoples in the United States and Canada. Included are small tribal groups, ethnic groups with a unique way of life, new immigrants, and refugees with strong roots in war-torn homelands. Among the groups represented are the Chemehuevis, the Crow, the Eastern Shoshone, the Gitxsan and Witsuwit'en, the Hopi, the Lummi, the Onodowaga, the Wanapum, the Amish, the Hmong, the Maya, and Sicilian fishing families. Contributors are anthropologists, archivists, historians, scholars of religion and First Nations studies, and members of the groups discussed.
Contents Introduction 1. Indigenous Societies -- 1. The Chemehuevis in Nevada and California / Clifford E. Trafzer -- 2. The Crow/Apsaalooke in Montana / John A. Grim and Magdalene Medicine Horse-Moccasin Top -- 3. The Eastern Shoshone in Wyoming / Ernest Olson and Brooke Olson -- 4. The Gitxsan and Witsuwit'en in British Columbia / Antonia Mills -- 5. The Hopi in Arizona / Miguel Vasquez -- 6. The Lummi in Washington State / Kurt Russo -- 7. The Onodowaga (Seneca) in New York State / Robert B. Porter -- 8. The Wanapum of Priest Rapids, Washington / Julia G. Longenecker, Darby C. Stapp and Angela M. Buck -- Pt. 2. Ethnic Minorities -- 9. African-Americans in the Coastal Zone of Georgia / Ben G. Blount -- 10. The Amish of Lancaster Country, Pennsylvania / Tom Greaves -- 11. The Hmong in Wisconsin / Jo Ann Koltyk -- 12. The Maya in Florida / Allan Burns. -- 13. The Sicilian Fishing Families of Gloucester, Massachusetts / Christopher Dyer.
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Endangered Peoples of Southeast and East Asia: Struggles to Survive and Thrive / Sponsel, Leslie E. (ed.) 2000  Book
Sponsel, Leslie E. (ed.) Book
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Publication Great Britain, Greenwood Press, 2000.
Description x, 282pRed Spine
Series Endangered Peoples Of The World
Summary/Abstract Anthropologists and area scholars profile 14 endangered cultures of the region, from the Kubu of Central Sumatra in Indonesia to the Ainu of Japan. They report from their own field work about such issues as the impact of tourism, the prohibition of whaling, and dislocation due to nuclear testing. Each account is followed by questions and lists of published literature, films, and videos, and organizations.
Contents 1 Identities, Ecologies, Rights, and Futures: All Endangered Leslie E. Sponsel 2 The Ainu of Japan Richard Siddle 3 The Akha of the Southwest China Borderlands Cornelia Ann Kammerer 4 The Amis of Taiwan Hsiang-mei Cheng 5 The Ayukawa-hama Community of Japan Masami Iwasaki-Goodman 6 The Batak of the Philippines James F. Eder 7 The Batek of Malaysia Kirk Endicott 8 The Bulusu' of East Kalimantan, Indonesia George N. Appell 9 The Karen of Burma and Thailand Yoko Hayami and Susan M. Darlington 10 The Kubu of Central Sumatra, Indonesia Gerard A. Persoon 11 The Okinawans of the Ryukyu Islands James E. Roberson 12 The Rungus Dusun of Sabah, Malaysia George N. Appell 13 The Semai of Malaysia Robert K. Dentan 14 The Uyghur of China Dru C. Gladney 15 The Yi of China Margaret Byrne Swain
Standard Number 031330646X Hb.
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Endangered Peoples of the Arctic: Struggles to Survive and Thrive / Freeman, Milton M.R (ed.) 2000  Book
Freeman, Milton M.R (ed.) Book
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Publication Great Britain, Greenwood Press, 2000.
Description 278pRed Spine
Series Endangered Peoples Of The World
Summary/Abstract Examines the threats to cultural survival of 14 groups of peoples of the arctic regions in Russia, Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Norway, and Finland, as well as their political, cultural, and economic responses to the threat. Each chapter also discusses the ecological settings, subsistence strategies, social and political organizations, religions and world views of such groups as the Inuits, the James Bay Cree, the Evenkis of Central Siberia, and the Whaler Northern Norway.
Contents 1 The Aleuts of the Pribilof islands, Alaska - Helen D. Corbett and Susanne M. Swibold 2 The Chukchi and Siberian Yupiit of the Russian Far East - Peter P. Schweitzer and Patty A. Gray 3 The Cree of James Bay, Quebec, Canada - Harvey A. Feit 4 The Evenkis of central Siberia - David G. Anderson 5 The Innu of Labrador, Canada - Adrian Tanner 6 The Inuit of Nunavut, Canada - Bruce Rigby, John MacDonald, and Leah Otak 7 The sheep-farming Kujataamiut of South Greenland - Rasmus Ole Rasmussen 8 The Inupiat of Alaska - Barbara Bodenhorn 9 The Isertormeeq of East Greenland - Grete K. Hovelsrud-Broda 10 The Kalaallit of West Greenland - Richard A. Caulfield 11 The Kaska of Canada of Canada - Patrick Moore 12 The whalers of Lofoten, northern Norway - Arne Kalland 13 The Saami - Hugh Beach 14 The Yupiit of western Alaska - Anne Fienup-Riordan
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