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Categorized into eight geographical regions, this encyclopedic reference examines the history, beliefs, traditions, languages, and lifestyles of indigenous peoples of North America.
Author : Anton Treuer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 16,17 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 142620664X
Categorized into eight geographical regions, this encyclopedic reference examines the history, beliefs, traditions, languages, and lifestyles of indigenous peoples of North America.
Author : Dennis J. Stanford
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 14,29 MB
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 0520275780
"Who were the first humans to inhabit North America? According to the now familiar story, mammal hunters entered the continent some 12,000 years ago via a land bridge that spanned the Bering Sea and introduced the distinctive stone tools of the Clovis culture. Drawing from original archaeological analysis, paleoclimatic research, and genetic studies, noted archaeologists Dennis J. Stanford and Bruce A. Bradley challenge that narrative. Their hypothesis places the technological antecedents of Clovis technology in Europe, with the culture of Solutrean people in France and Spain more than 20,000 years ago, and posits that the first Americans crossed the Atlantic by boat and arrived earlier than previously thought."--Back cover.
Author : American Association of Economic Entomologists
Publisher :
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 36,95 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Bees
ISBN :
Author : Libby Koponen
Publisher : Children's Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,25 MB
Release : 2009-03
Category : North America
ISBN : 9780531218303
An overview of North America.
Author : Stephen Clarkson
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 32,6 MB
Release : 2008-10-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 144269226X
In the wake of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, renowned public intellectual and scholar Stephen Clarkson asks whether North America "exists" in the sense that the European Union has made Europe exist. Clarkson's rigorous study of the many political and economic relationships that link Canada, the United States, and Mexico answers this unusual question by looking at the institutions created by NAFTA, a broad selection of economic sectors, and the security policies put in place by the three neighbouring countries following 9/11. This detailed, meticulously researched, and up-to-date treatment of North America's transborder governance allows the reader to see to what extent the United States' dominance in the continent has been enhanced or mitigated by trilateral connections with its two continental partners. An illuminating product of seven years' political-economy, international-relations, and policy research, Does North America Exist? is an ambitious and path-breaking study that will be essential reading for those wanting to understand whether the continent containing the world's most powerful nation is holding its own as a global region.
Author : George Catlin
Publisher :
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 40,46 MB
Release : 1844
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN :
Author : Christine Petersen
Publisher : Searchlight Books Do You Know
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 31,44 MB
Release : 2015-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1467780200
Presents general information about the continent of North America, looking at its countries, cities, landforms, climate, natural resources, people, cultures, and economics.
Author : Michael Johnson
Publisher :
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 11,20 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN :
Entries describe the location, population, history, and customs of tribes native to North America.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 34,40 MB
Release : 2007-05-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309102898
Pollinators-insects, birds, bats, and other animals that carry pollen from the male to the female parts of flowers for plant reproduction-are an essential part of natural and agricultural ecosystems throughout North America. For example, most fruit, vegetable, and seed crops and some crops that provide fiber, drugs, and fuel depend on animals for pollination. This report provides evidence for the decline of some pollinator species in North America, including America's most important managed pollinator, the honey bee, as well as some butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds. For most managed and wild pollinator species, however, population trends have not been assessed because populations have not been monitored over time. In addition, for wild species with demonstrated declines, it is often difficult to determine the causes or consequences of their decline. This report outlines priorities for research and monitoring that are needed to improve information on the status of pollinators and establishes a framework for conservation and restoration of pollinator species and communities.
Author : Robert Warrior
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 870 pages
File Size : 20,76 MB
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1136331999
The World of Indigenous North America is a comprehensive look at issues that concern indigenous people in North America. Though no single volume can cover every tribe and every issue around this fertile area of inquiry, this book takes on the fields of law, archaeology, literature, socio-linguistics, geography, sciences, and gender studies, among others, in order to make sense of the Indigenous experience. Covering both Canada's First Nations and the Native American tribes of the United States, and alluding to the work being done in indigenous studies through the rest of the world, the volume reflects the critical mass of scholarship that has developed in Indigenous Studies over the past decade, and highlights the best new work that is emerging in the field. The World of Indigenous North America is a book for every scholar in the field to own and refer to often. Contributors: Chris Andersen, Joanne Barker, Duane Champagne, Matt Cohen, Charlotte Cote, Maria Cotera, Vincente M. Diaz, Elena Maria Garcia, Hanay Geiogamah, Carole Goldberg, Brendan Hokowhitu, Sharon Holland, LeAnne Howe, Shari Huhndorf, Jennie Joe, Ted Jojola, Daniel Justice, K. Tsianina Lomawaima, Jose Antonio Lucero, Tiya Miles, Felipe Molina, Victor Montejo, Aileen Moreton-Robinson, Val Napoleon, Melissa Nelson, Jean M. O'Brien, Amy E. Den Ouden, Gus Palmer, Michelle Raheja, David Shorter, Noenoe K. Silva, Shannon Speed, Christopher B. Teuton, Sean Teuton, Joe Watkins, James Wilson, Brian Wright-McLeod