Cultural Anthropology - Delaney    Kayapo

   Members of the Kayapo tribe from the
   Amazon River Basin of Brazil, March 7, 2002
   (AP Photo / Antonio Araujo / 2002)

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Encyclopedia of Anthropology.  5 vols. London: Sage, 2006. Reference GN 11.E63

Encyclopedia of Peoples of the World.  New York: Holt, 1993. Rerence GN 495.4 E53

Encyclopedia of World Cultures.  8 vols.  Boston: Hall, 1995. Reference GN 307. E53

Ethnic Groups Worldwide.  Phoenix: Oryx, 1998.  Reference GN 325.L46

Peoples Nations and Cultures.  London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2005.  Reference GN 316.P384

The World Book Encyclopedia of People and Places.  6 vols.  Chicag World Book, 1993.  Reference GN 128.W55

Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. 4 vols.  New York: Hold, 1996.  Reference GN 307. E52

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