Peoples, Nations and Cultures: An A‐Z of the Peoples of the World, Past and Present

I find the claim in the accompanying publicity that no other such single‐volume to be currently available on this subject, a touch extravagant – surely there are one‐volume encyclopedias that cover most of these peoples? But I grant not to the same degree.

Peoples, Nations and Cultures is a guide to some 1,500 ethnic and cultural groupings that are known to have inhabited our planet in its history. Two motives seem to underlie this work. First, it is an attempt to counter the simplistic presumption that the 200‐odd states that are members of the United Nations constitute the peoples of...