Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 17

Overview

The Handbook of North American Indians is a 20-volume encyclopedia summarizing knowledge about all Native peoples north of Mesoamerica, including cultures, languages, history, prehistory, and human biology, intended to serve as a standard reference work for anthropologists, historians, students, and the general reader. Each volume contains heavily illustrated chapters by the main authorities on each topic and concludes with an extensive bibliography and index. Volume 6 covers native languages of North America spoken by American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts.

Details

Publisher

Smithsonian

Published

1998

Pages

958

Language

EN

Categories

Language Study / Indigenous Languages in the Americas, History / Indigenous / General, Language Arts & Disciplines / General, Reference / Encyclopedias, Reference / Handbooks & Manuals, Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social Science / Anthropology / Physical, Social Science / Customs & Traditions, Social Science / Native American Studies, Social Science / Indigenous Studies

ISBN-13

9780874741971