James S. Olson

The Indians of Central and South America

An Ethnohistorical Dictionary

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"A survey of Amerindian peoples is a most complex subject, and historian Olson has done a magnificent job of compiling a dictionary that is comprehensive and well-supported by cross references and extensive bibliographies. Succinct entries provide social, demographic, and historical data on the 500 extant tribes south of Mexico. . . . [He] has incorporated and updated information from myriad sources, filling a major void in Latin American research materials. There is also an index of tribes by country, extensive bibliographies by ethnic group, and an extensive 15-page chronology. This is a book large libraries cannot afford to be without." Library Journal

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At a juncture in history when much interest and attention is focused on Central and South American political, ecological, social, and environmental concerns, this dictionary fills a major gap in reference materials relating to Amerindian tribes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 534
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 954g
• ISBN-13: 9780313263873
• ISBN-10: 0313263876
• Artikelnr.: 21363302

Autorenporträt

JAMES S. OLSON is a Professor of History, Sam Houston State University. He is the author or editor of many books in American and world history, including Dictionary of the Vietnam War (1988), Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism (1991), and the Dictionary of United States Economic History (1992), all published by Greenwood Press.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
The Dictionary
Appendix A: Tribes by Country
Appendix B: Chronology of the Conquest of Central and South America
Selected Bibliography
Index