Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups

Sommario

Info autore

Stephan Thernstrom was Professor of History, Harvard University, and Director of the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History.Ann Orlov is a freelance writer and consultant. From 1968 to 1975 she was Editor for the Behavioral Sciences at Harvard University Press.Oscar Handlin, a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian, was Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He was the editor of This Was America.

Riassunto

The Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups is a guide to the history, culture, and distinctive characteristics of the more than 100 ethnic groups who live in the United States. The origins, history and present situation of the familiar as well as the virtually unknown are presented succinctly and objectively.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Oscar Handlin (Editore), Handlin Oscar (Editore), Ann Orlov (Editore), Stephan Thernstrom (Editore), Stephan A. Thernstrom (Editore), Thernstrom Stephan (Editore)
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 10.10.1980
• EAN: 9780674375123
• ISBN: 978-0-674-37512-3
• Dimensioni: 216 mm x 279 mm x 53 mm
• Peso: 2472 g
• Illustrazioni: 87 maps, 116 tables
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia della cultura; USA, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Population & demography, Population and Demography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General