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001 ocm02089450
003 OCoLC
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008 760227s1976 nyua j b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aDS33.5$b.V55 1976
082 00 $a950
100 1 $aVlahos, Olivia.
245 10 $aFar Eastern beginnings /$cOlivia Vlahos ; illustrated by George Ford.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bViking Press,$c1976.
300 $avi, 292 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index.
505 0 $apt. 1. Land and life: The anatomy of a continent. The people come -- pt. 2. The old Asians: The Chukchi : a double life in the far north. The Ainu : mystery folk of northern japan -- pt. 3. Between China and the snowy wastes: Battle-ax people in the steppes : warriors, herdsmen, conquerors. The Northern Tungus : from Tiaga to Great Wall. The Mongols : the winning of half a world. The Kirghiz : transformable Turks -- pt. 4. China, heart and hub: Great China : a dynastic procession. Village China : the earth, the grain, the forefathers -- pt. 5. Between China and India: Tibet : the pillar of heaven. East by south : crossroads or source? People of the hills : yesterday and tomorrow. Hunting and gathering folk : a vanishing link with the past.
520 $aDiscusses the history and customs of the diverse cultures found on the Asian continent, from India to Siberia.
651 0 $aAsia$xHistory$vJuvenile literature.
651 0 $aAsia$xSocial life and customs$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aEthnology$zAsia$vJuvenile literature.
651 1 $aAsia$xHistory.
651 1 $aAsia$xSocial life and customs.
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650 7 $aEthnology.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00916106
650 7 $aManners and customs.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01007815
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655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
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700 1 $aFord, George,$d1936-
938 $aBaker and Taylor$bBTCP$n76005855$c$10.95
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994 $aZ0$bP4A
948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN P4A - 313 OTHER HOLDINGS