GEORAPHY

摘要

This A-to-Z provides a concise yet thorough introduction to the myriad historical and contemporary peoples of Asia and Oceania, excluding the contemporary Middle East. West, who holds a Ph.D. in social anthropology, rndefines a people based on shared language, ethnicity, nationality, tribe, or religion. Ancient peoples may also be classified by archaeological complex (shared material culture). Given the impossibility of covering the tens of thousands of groups in this vast area, West has chosen to include those contemporary and historical peoples whose size and historical relevance to contemporary contexts make them most likely to appear in textbooks.