Encyklopedia ludów Azji i Oceanii.pdf

Encyclopedia of

THE PEOPLES OF ASIA AND OCEANIA

Encyclopedia of

THE PEOPLES OF ASIA AND OCEANIA

Barbara A. West

Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania

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West, Barbara A., 1967–

Encyclopedia of the peoples of Asia and Oceania :/ Barbara A. West.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-7109-8

ISBN-10: 0-8160-7109-8

1. Ethnology—Asia—Encyclopedias. 2. Ethnology—Oceania—Encyclopedias. I. Title.

GN625.W47 2009

305.80095—dc22 2008003055

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