Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific
eBook - ePub

Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific

An Encyclopedia

  1. 420 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific

An Encyclopedia

About this book

This comprehensive guide to the Pacific and South Asia provides detailed and enlightening information about the many ethnic groups of this increasingly important region of the world. Ideally suited for high school and undergraduate students studying subjects such as anthropology, geography, and social studies, Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific: An Encyclopedia provides clear, detailed, and up-to-date information on each major group in South Asian and Pacific Island countries, including India, Nepal, Indonesia, Pakistan, Singapore, Australia, Tonga, Samoa, and the Solomon Islands. Organized alphabetically by ethnic group, each entry provides an introduction followed by accessible descriptions of the origins, early history, cultural life, political life, and modern history of the ethnicity. Alternate names, major population centers, primary languages and religions, and other important characteristics of each group are also covered. Beyond being a valuable resource for student research, this book will be enlightening and entertaining for general readers interested in South Asia and the Pacific.

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Information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781598846591
eBook ISBN
9798216081340

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction: Ethnicity in South Asia and the Pacific
  7. Aborigines
  8. Balawars
  9. Cebuanos
  10. Dayaks
  11. East Timorese
  12. Fijians
  13. Garhwalis
  14. Hiligaynon-Ilonggos
  15. Ibans
  16. Javanese
  17. Kachins
  18. Ladakhis
  19. Madurese
  20. Nagas
  21. Odias
  22. Palauans
  23. Rabhas
  24. Samoans
  25. Tagalogs
  26. Vietnamese
  27. Wa
  28. Yao
  29. Zomis
  30. Geographical Index
  31. Index