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008			110926s2012 miuab c be 001 0 eng d
020			_a9781414486710 (set);9781414486727 (vol. 1);9781414486734 (vol. 2);9781414486741 (vol. 3);9781414486758 (vol. 4);9781414486765 (vol. 5);9781414486772 (vol. 6);9781414486789 (vol. 7);9781414486796 (vol. 8);9781414486802 (vol. 9)
040			_aICrlF _cICrlF _erda
050			_aGN 307 _b.J959 2012
245		0	_aJunior worldmark encyclopedia of world cultures / _cTimothy L. Gall and Susan Bevan Gall, editors ; Kathleen J. Edgar, project editor, Elizabeth P. Manar, contributing editor.
264			_aDetroit : _bU┬╖X┬╖L a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, _c[2012];copyright 2012.
300			_a9 volume : _bcolor illustrations, color maps _c25 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_av. 1. Afghanistan - Bosnia and Herzegovina -- v. 2. Botswana - Congo, Republic of the -- v. 3. Costa Rica - Germany -- v. 4. Ghana - Jamaica -- v. 5. Japan - Malta -- v. 6. Mauritania - North Korea -- v. 7. Norway - Russia -- v. 8. Rwanda - Syria -- v. 9. Tahiti - Zimbabwe.
520			_a and simple charts. Essays are divided into 20 subcategories including language, folklore, religion, holidays, living conditions, family life, clothing, food, sports, social problems, resources and others making it easy to compare and contrast cultures. Volumes also include a comprehensive table of contents, glossary, language overview, and finder table to specific cultures. Individual indexes are cumulated in the final volume.
520			_a annotated maps
520			_a at-a-glance statistics
520			_a contextual pronunciations and definitions
520			_aContains articles, alphabetically arranged by country, describing cultures from Afghanistan to Bosnia and Herzegovina, examining the factors that influence cultures, such as history, geography, nationality, ethnicity, race, language, and religion, and discussing folklore, major holidays, rites of passage, living conditions, family life, clothing, food, sports, employment, social problems, and related topics.
520			_aThis completely updated, full-color edition which is a part of the Junior Worldmark family of geo-cultural references provides students and general researchers with an easy-to-use, systematic guide to the history and current status of 315 cultural groups outside the United States, including 25 groups new to the set. Included in the 170 countries covered are Afghanis, Afrikaners, Australian Aborigines, Bosnians, Chinese, Congolese, Egyptians, Filipinos, French, Greeks, Haitians, Hungarians, Indians, Iranians, Iraqis, Israelis, Japanese, Kenyans, Kurds, Lebanese, Mexicans, Moroccans, New Zealanders, Nigerians, Peruvians, Russians, Rwandans, Samoans, Scots, Spaniards, Swiss, Tanzanians, Thai, Ugandans, Venezuelans, Vietnamese, Welch, Yemenis, Zimbabweans, Zulu, and many more. Ideally suited to students who might otherwise need help interpreting information presented in more complex reference works, Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia Of World Cultures includes helpful features such as consistent subheads
650			_aEthnology _937249
650			_aEthnology _937249
650			_aEthnology _2sears _937249
650			_aHuman geography _920548
650			_aHuman geography _920548
650			_aHuman geography _2sears _920548
700			_aEdgar, Kathleen J. _9119542
700			_aGall, Susan B. _932015
700			_aGall, Timothy L. _9119543
700			_aManar, Elizabeth P. _9119544
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