Encyclopedia of World Cultures: South America

The ten-volume Encyclopaedia of World Cultures lists and describes more than 1500 cultural groups across the globe. Based on the research of internationally renowned social scientists from more than 50 countries, it is a source for historical, social, political, economic, linguistic, religious and other information on virtually all cultures existing in this century - from the Albelam, Acadians, Ashkenazim, and Azerbaijani to Zapotec, Zoroastrians, Zulu and Zuni. Standards and consistent coverage and formatting are maintained throughout by the volume editors and commissioned maps in each volume mark the current location of ethnic groups within the regions.