American Indian Multimedia Ency
1999
Facts on File Inc (Hersteller)
978-0-8160-3608-0 (ISBN)
Facts on File Inc (Hersteller)
978-0-8160-3608-0 (ISBN)
-- A complete overview of more than 150 Native American groups covers such topics as migrations, wars, life-styles, language, families, and legends. Also included are address directories of Native American tribes, museums, and societies.-- The full texts of prominent, primary source documents and in-depth coverage of Native American issues -- from broken treaties to the Trail of Tears -- stimulate students' critical-thinking and independent-learning skills.-- More than 1,000 fact-filled biographical entries profile Native Americans and the men and women who interacted with them.-- Experience the Native American world through more than 1,100 drawings, photographs, maps, and video clips; discover a wealth of treaties, land grants, and other dramatic historical artifacts; hear authentic American Indian songs.-- Among the topics covered are: Burial Ground Desecration, Creation Stories, Ghost Dances, and more than 100 legends passed down from generation to generation.All the information is extensively cross-referenced with hyperlinks and full Boolean search capabilities. Just by following the streamlined on-screen menus, even novice users will be able to quickly find the tribal, biographical, or multimedia information they want. They will discover and explore more than a thousand years of culture, legends, and leaders.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.6.1999 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8160-3608-X / 081603608X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8160-3608-0 / 9780816036080 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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