Anthropology of the North Pacific Rim - Hardcover

Chaussonnet, Valerie

 
9781560982029: Anthropology of the North Pacific Rim

Synopsis

Two dozen essays presented at a symposium at the opening of a joint Soviet, American, and Canadian exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute, September 1988, consider the Arctic cultures of the three countries as a single geographical unit. They discuss the historical and intellectual foundations of studying the region, maritime culture, clothing styles, settlement patterns, social organization, interactions among the cultures from prehistoric times to the present, and other topics. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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