Vanishing peoples of the earth. [electronic resource] Foreword by Leonard Carmichael. Produced by the National Geographic Special Publications Division.

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National Geographic Society (U.S.). Special Publications Division

Material type: Text

TextSeries: [National geographic special publications]Publication details: Washington, National Geographic Society [1968]Description: 207 p. illus. (part col.), col. maps. 26 cmSubject(s):

DDC classification:

910.03/174

LOC classification:

GN340 .V3

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Contents:

Vanishing cultures mirror the yesterdays of man -- Lapps in a modern world face timeless realities -- Bushmen: Gentle Nomads of Africa's harsh Kalahari -- Nilgiri peoples of India: An end to old ties -- Mysterious "Sky People": Japan's dwindling Ainu -- Australian Aborgines: Blending past and present -- Indomitable Eskimo: Master of a frozen world -- Indians of Central Brazil: Struggle to survive -- Hopis: "Peaceful Ones" confront the 20th Century -- New Guinea's fierce Asmat: Heritage of headhunting.

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