This comprehensive guide to the Pacific and South Asia provides detailed and enlightening information about the many ethnic groups of this increasingly important region of the world. Ideally suited for high school and undergraduate students studying subjects such as anthropology, geography, and social studies, Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific: An Encyclopedia provides clear, detailed, and up-to-date information on each major group in South Asian and Pacific Island countries, including India, Nepal, Indonesia, Pakistan, Singapore, Australia, Tonga, Samoa, and the Solomon Islands.…mehr
This comprehensive guide to the Pacific and South Asia provides detailed and enlightening information about the many ethnic groups of this increasingly important region of the world. Ideally suited for high school and undergraduate students studying subjects such as anthropology, geography, and social studies, Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific: An Encyclopedia provides clear, detailed, and up-to-date information on each major group in South Asian and Pacific Island countries, including India, Nepal, Indonesia, Pakistan, Singapore, Australia, Tonga, Samoa, and the Solomon Islands. Organized alphabetically by ethnic group, each entry provides an introduction followed by accessible descriptions of the origins, early history, cultural life, political life, and modern history of the ethnicity. Alternate names, major population centers, primary languages and religions, and other important characteristics of each group are also covered. Beyond being a valuable resource for student research, this book will be enlightening and entertaining for general readers interested in South Asia and the Pacific.
JAMES MINAHAN is a freelance writer and independent researcher living in Barcelona, Spain. His most recent books include Miniature Empires: A Historical Dictionary of the Newly Independent States (Greenwood, 1998) and One Europe, Many Nations: A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups (Greenwood, 2000).
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Preface Introduction: Ethnicity in South Asia and the Pacific Aborigines Acehnese Ahmadis Ambonese Andhrans Assamese Australians Balawars Balinese Baluch Bamars Banjars Bantenese Bataks Bengalis Betawis Bhils Bhutanese Bikols Bodos Bougainvillians Brahuis Bruneians Buginese Cebuanos Chamorros Chams Chhattisgarhis Chinese (Overseas Chinese) Cordillerans Dayaks Degars Dogras East Timorese Fijians Garhwalis Garos Gonds Gorkhas Gujaratis Hiligaynon-Ilonggos Hindis Hmongs Ho Hoas Ibans i-Kiribati Ilocanos Javanese Jummas Kachins Kadazandusuns Kanaks Kannadigas Kapampangans Karbis Karennis Karens Kashmiris Khasis Khmers Khmus Konkanis Kumaunis Ladakhis Lahus Lao Madurese Magars Maithilis Makassarese Malayalis Malays Manggarais Maoris (Cook Islands) Maoris (New Zealand) Mappilas Marathis Marquesans Marshallese Marwaris Meitheis Micronesians Minahasas Minangkabaus Minas Mizos Mons Moors Moros Muhajirs Mundas Muongs Nagas Nauruans New Zealanders Newars Niasans Niueans Ni-Vanuatu Nungs Odias Oraons Palauans Palaungs Pangasinans Pa-O Papuans Parsis Pashtuns Pattanis Punjabis Rabhas Rajasthanis Rajbongshis Rakhines Rapanuis Rohingyas Rotumans Samoans Santals Saraikis Sasaks Shans Sikhs Sikkimese Sindhis Sinhalese Solomon Islanders Sumbanese Sundanese Tagalogs Tahitians Tais Tamangs Tamils Tays Telenganas Tenggerese Thais Tharus Timorese Tokelauans Tongans Torajas Tripuris Tuamotuans Tuluvas Tuvaluans Vietnamese Wa Wallisians and Futunans Warays West Papuans Yao Zomis Geographical Index Index