Download or read book The Encyclopedia of the Peoples of the World written by Amiram Gonen and published by Henry Holt & Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies more than two thousand ethnic groups around the world, and discusses each group's culture, social and economic conditions, and politics
Download or read book The World Book Encyclopedia written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
Download or read book World and Its Peoples written by and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2010 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a thirteen-volume reference guide to the geography, history, economy, government, culture and daily life of countries in Europe.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Earth Myths written by Richard Leviton and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2005-10-14 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover what secrets myths from twenty-one different cultures from around the world reveal about our planet in this A to Z guide. Richard Leviton has become the pre-eminent authority on sacred sites and visionary geography. Through books such as Signs on the Earth, The Emerald Modem, and The Galaxy on Earth, he has explored both the personal and universal aspects of our connection to the planet. Now he shows in Encyclopedia of Earth Myths how many of the oldest and most evocative of the world’s myths contain a secret about the Earth. They tell something vital about its make-up and history and our long-standing human relation to it. Encyclopedia of Earth Myths offers a unique blueprint for understanding world mythology. Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell tutored us in the psychological relevance of myths and the universality of their themes. Now Richard Leviton shows us how they reveal hidden clues about the Earth’s spiritual landscape. Using clairvoyance and scholarship, Leviton examines 153 mythic topics in A-Z fashion drawn from twenty-one cultures to tease out their information about Earth’s secret landscape. Each entry shows how something considered merely mythic—dragons, giants, the Minotaur, Holy Grail, Fountain of Youth, Golden Apples—actually decodes and illuminates the planet’s esoteric make-up. Whether it’s African, Tibetan, Native American, Hindu, Peruvian, Egyptian, Greek, or one of fourteen other cultures, myths of many cultures all point to the planet. It’s as if clues about the Earth’s visionary geography have been scattered in all cultures, awaiting our retrieval and decoding. Encyclopedia of Earth Myths is also a practical tutorial for a new subject: our Earth. But this is virtually a new planet we’re being introduced to here. The result is an essential reference for anyone interested in world mythology who wants to look beyond the cloak of mythic symbolism and see the world anew.
Download or read book The World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia written by World Book, Inc and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A general elementary encyclopedia with brief illustrated articles covering an alphabetical array of topics.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania written by Barbara A. West and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05-19 with total page 1025 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an alphabetical listing of information on the peoples of Asia and Oceania including origins, prehistory, history, culture, languages, and relationships to other cultures.
Download or read book World War I written by Spencer C. Tucker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its authoritative reference entries, multiple introductory and perspective essays, primary source documents, detailed chronology, and bibliography, this single-volume reference provides all the key information readers need to understand this monumental conflict. World War I was an epic conflict that toppled centuries-old empires, transformed the Middle East and Russia, and helped elevate the United States to prominence as a world power. In essence, understanding the reasons for and outcomes of the First World War provides a cornerstone for knowledge of all modern history. In World War I: The Essential Reference Guide, detailed reference entries, a comprehensive overview essay, plus additional examinations of the causes and consequences of the conflict provide readers with the context needed to understand all aspects of World War I. Important primary source documents like the Zimmerman Telegram and Balfour Declaration are included and accompanied by explanations that supply readers with key historical perspective. Biographies on major political and military leaders, such as Wilhelm II, Woodrow Wilson, Nicholas II, John Pershing, and Ferdinand Foch, offer insight into the people who played key roles in the conflict. Entries on the key confrontations of the war—many accompanied by maps—showcase the strategies of both sides in their attempts to emerge victorious, and the bibliography presents a wealth of options to students looking to conduct further research on World War I.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of World Environmental History written by Shepard Krech and published by . This book was released on 2022-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World historians, anthropologists, geographers, and biologists from 26 countries have pooled their knowledge to trace the interaction of humankind and nature over the course of human history, across cultures, and in the modern world. In more than 500 accessible articles emphasizing cross-cultural exchange, diffusion, and change over time, these scholars demonstrate why the approaches of environmental history are having such wide influence, and how past problems can cast new light on current debates. The distinguished editors were assisted by an international editorial advisory board and eminent contributors including Donald Worster, Alfred Crosby, William McNeill, and James Lovelock.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Unseen World written by Constance Victoria Briggs and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An A-Z encyclopedia of the unseen and the unknown world of psychics, channeling, mediums, mystics, near death experiences, prophets, shadow people, death bed visions, astral projection and more. The Encyclopedia of the Unseen World includes concepts as well as descriptions of the spiritual world that have been extrapolated from a number of sources including: Ancient and Channeled Writings, Cultural Beliefs, Mediums, Mystics, Near Death Experiences, Psychics, Prophets and Visionaries, Scriptures and more.
Download or read book Native Peoples of the Pacific World written by Felix Maxwell Keesing and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trees written by Tony Russell and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well illustrated tree encyclopedia with information on types, distribution, and identification.
Download or read book What Makes the World Go Round written by Jinny Johnson and published by Twenty-First Century Books (CT). This book was released on 1997 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Answers questions about the evolution of life, the inhabitants of the planet, and the earth itself
Download or read book Encyclopedia of World History written by Fiona Chandler and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You will find the history of the world covering the major civilizations, rulers and events. The book paints a vivid picture of everyday life over thousands of years.
Download or read book World History Encyclopedia written by Anita Ganeri and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Family Encyclopedia of World History written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 3000 A-Z entries give instant, easy-to-read accounts of the key makers of history, the countries whose destiny they determined and the great events which compose the rich fabric of our past.
Download or read book Little Blue Encyclopedia for Vivian written by Hazel Jane Plante and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiction. LGBTQIA Studies. The playful and poignant novel LITTLE BLUE ENCYCLOPEDIA (FOR VIVIAN) sifts through a queer trans woman's unrequited love for her straight trans friend who died. A queer love letter steeped in desire, grief, and delight, the story is interspersed with encyclopedia entries about a fictional TV show set on an isolated island. The experimental form functions at once as a manual for how pop culture can help soothe and mend us and as an exploration of oft-overlooked sources of pleasure, including karaoke, birding, and butt toys. Ultimately, LITTLE BLUE ENCYCLOPEDIA (FOR VIVIAN) reveals with glorious detail and emotional nuance the woman the narrator loved, why she loved her, and the depths of what she has lost.
Download or read book Our World in Pictures Countries Cultures People Places written by DK and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the countries of the world - explore their geography, wildlife, traditions, and arts in this picture-included children's ebook. Every country profile includes photos, and each nation has a full-colour map detailing its main cities, landscape features, and borders, and exactly where in the world it is. At-a-glance panels provide a quick reference to all the stats, and the easy-to-read text is full of fascinating, fun facts. Countries, Cultures, People & Places shows the many unique things that make one country different from another, but might also reveal surprising similarities. Did you know that Cuba's national sport is baseball, one of the most popular sports in the USA? And that kids in both Japan and Chile have earthquake drills on their school schedule? Find out about anything from the spookily vibrant Day of the Dead parade in Mexico and the beautiful springtime cherry blossom displays of Japan, to blueberry-picking in Sweden and India's space programme. So pack your bags, decide your destination, and begin your journey!
