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Coming to shore : Northwest Coast ethnology, traditions, and visions /
The Northwest Coast of North America was home to dozens of Native peoples at the time of its first contact with Europeans. The rich artistic, ceremonial, and oral traditions of these peoples and their preservation of cultural practices have made this region especially attractive for anthropological...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
©2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Northwest Coast of North America was home to dozens of Native peoples at the time of its first contact with Europeans. The rich artistic, ceremonial, and oral traditions of these peoples and their preservation of cultural practices have made this region especially attractive for anthropological study. Coming to Shore provides a historical overview of the ethnology and ethnohistory of this region, with special attention given to contemporary, theoretically informed studies of communities and issues. |
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| Notas: | Papers presented at the Northwest Coast Ethnology Conference held in Paris, France in June 2000. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxviii, 508 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-496) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0803204329 9780803204324 1280374314 9781280374319 0803232306 9780803232303 0803282966 9780803282964 9786610374311 6610374317 |