Ethnic Groups of Europe: An Encyclopedia

From a series of five encyclopaedias that collectively aims to catalogue the world's ethnic groups, this e‐book version of the European edition covers a geo‐political area that is never explicitly defined, a notable omission given that understandings of the region are essentially contested. The book's introduction better outlines inclusive definitions of ethnicity and ethnic groups, and details a methodology based on these slightly problematic criteria; mainly indigenous European groups are featured, with immigrant groups marginalised in “side‐bar” content.

Former Soviet Socialist Republics are featured in‐depth in the introduction, as their peoples contribute a high proportion of the ethnicities covered in...