The monumental Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups is the most authoritative single source available on the history, culture, and distinctive characteristics of ethnic groups in the United States. The Dimensions of Ethnicity series is designed to make this landmark scholarship available to everyone in a series of handy paperbound student editions. Selections in this series will include outstanding articles that illuminate the social dynamics of a pluralistic nation or masterfully summarize the experience of key groups.
Written by the best-qualified scholars in each...
The monumental Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups is the most authoritative single source available on the history, culture, and...
Edward H. Spicer Kathleen Mullen Sands Rosamond B. Spicer
The environmental diversity of western North America is astounding from the wind-scoured tundra of the high mountains to the seemingly desolate lowland deserts. No less remarkable is the record of plant usage by the various indigenous peoples who have been living there for more than twelve millennia. For the vast majority of this time, their livelihood food, shelter, fuel, and medicine depended on their knowledge and use of the plants that surrounded them. The most comprehensive overview in more than half a century on the interconnectedness of people and plants, this book and its...
The environmental diversity of western North America is astounding from the wind-scoured tundra of the high mountains to the seemingly desolate lowlan...
