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Das Handbook of North American Indians („Handbuch der nordamerikanischen Indianer“) ist die ethnologische Standardenzyklopädie zu den nordamerikanischen Indianern, herausgegeben ab 1978 von der bedeutenden Forschungs- und Bildungseinrichtung Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. (USA). Verantwortlich zeichnet , geschrieben ist das Handbuch auf Englisch. Das Werk ist aufgeteilt in 20 Bände, bisher sind insgesamt 15 erschienen, der Band 16 Technology and Visual Arts soll als nächster erscheinen. Das Handbook of North American Indians ist gegliedert nach den Kulturarealen des Ethnologen Alfred Kroeber (Band 5 bis 15) und ergänzt mit weiteren Bänden: 1. * Introduction. … 2. * Indians in Contemporary Society. 2008 ISBN 978-0-16-080388-8 3. * Environment, Origins and Population. 2006 ISBN 0-16-077511-6 4. * History of Indian-White Relations. 1988 ISBN 0-16-004583-5 5. * Arctic. 1984 ISBN 0-16-004580-0 6. * Subarctic. 1981 ISBN 0-87474-186-6 7. * Northwest Coast. 1990 ISBN 0-87474-187-4 8. * California. 1978 ISBN 0-16-004574-6 9. * Southwest. 1979 ISBN 0-16-004577-0 10. * Southwest. 1983 ISBN 0-16-004579-7 11. * Great Basin. 1986 ISBN 0-16-004581-9 12. * Plateau. 1998 ISBN 0-16-049514-8 13. * Plains. 2001 ISBN 0-16-050400-7 14. * Southeast. 2004 ISBN 0-16-072300-0 15. * Northeast. 1978 ISBN 0-16-004575-4 16. * Technology and Visual Arts. … 17. * Languages. 1996 ISBN 0-16-048774-9 18. * Biographical Dictionary. … * Biographical Dictionary. … 19. * Index. … (de) The Handbook of North American Indians is a series of edited scholarly and reference volumes in Native American studies, published by the Smithsonian Institution beginning in 1978. Planning for the handbook series began in the late 1960s and work was initiated following a special congressional appropriation in fiscal year 1971.To date, 16 volumes have been published. Each volume addresses a subtopic of Americanist research and contains a number of articles or chapters by individual specialists in the field coordinated and edited by a volume editor. The overall series of 20 volumes is planned and coordinated by a general or series editor. Until the series was suspended, mainly due to lack of funds, the series editor was William C. Sturtevant, who died in 2007. This work documents information about all Indigenous peoples of the Americas north of Mexico, including cultural and physical aspects of the people, language family, history, and worldviews. This series is a reference work for historians, anthropologists, other scholars, and the general reader. The series utilized noted authorities for each topic. The set is illustrated, indexed, and has extensive bibliographies. Volumes may be purchased individually. (en) |
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Das Handbook of North American Indians („Handbuch der nordamerikanischen Indianer“) ist die ethnologische Standardenzyklopädie zu den nordamerikanischen Indianern, herausgegeben ab 1978 von der bedeutenden Forschungs- und Bildungseinrichtung Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. (USA). Verantwortlich zeichnet , geschrieben ist das Handbuch auf Englisch. Das Werk ist aufgeteilt in 20 Bände, bisher sind insgesamt 15 erschienen, der Band 16 Technology and Visual Arts soll als nächster erscheinen. (de) The Handbook of North American Indians is a series of edited scholarly and reference volumes in Native American studies, published by the Smithsonian Institution beginning in 1978. Planning for the handbook series began in the late 1960s and work was initiated following a special congressional appropriation in fiscal year 1971.To date, 16 volumes have been published. Each volume addresses a subtopic of Americanist research and contains a number of articles or chapters by individual specialists in the field coordinated and edited by a volume editor. The overall series of 20 volumes is planned and coordinated by a general or series editor. Until the series was suspended, mainly due to lack of funds, the series editor was William C. Sturtevant, who died in 2007. (en) |
