World Cultures
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The Poles
This is an articles on the Poles. This articles details the history of the Poles and their recent past. It highlights their ability to the political situation in their land which has been so fluid during the past fifty years
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The Aztecs
This article traces the origin and lifestyle of the Aztecs.It also outlines their religious beliefs,art and architecture.
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The Filipinos
This article is about the Filipinos. It traces their recent history and gives a brief idea of their government.
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The Greeks
This is an article on the Greek. This provides an outline of modern Greek Society.
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The Turks
This article is on the Turkish people and their nation. It seeks to explain the history of the Turkish nation and the
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The Incas
This aricles describes the Inca civilisation.It outlines the origin and fall of the Inca empire.It throws light on the lifestyle,beliefs and culture of the Incas
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The Aborigines
This article outlines the tradition and lifestyle of the Aborigines. It highlights the effect of the European settlements on the lives of these unique group of people
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The Apache
This article is about the Apache people of New Mexico. This articles seeks to understand their culture and history. It also studies the impact of Europeans on their culture
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The Chinese
This articles traces the origin and the social set up of ancient China. It also throws light on the increasing stature of China in today's world
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The Icelanders
The Icelanders live in one of the harshest environments in the world. But, have a high standard of living. This article exploores their origins and their way of life. It also describes the world's oldest functioning parliament, the althingi
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The Finns
This article is about the Finnish. It describes the origins of the Finnish and the nation of Finland
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The Old Believers
This article is about the Old believers. This articles explains the causes of their origins and their lifestyle.
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Jews - The Chosen people
This is an article about the Jews. The Jews are a people who have retained their cultural, national and religious identity over persecution and dispersion. This article addresses their origins and their history.
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The Bedouin
This article is about the Bedouin - the fabled nomadic people of the Middle East. It seeks to explore their history, their adaptation to a harsh environment and celebrates their world-famous hospitality.
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The Meo
This article is about the Meo - a people of Indochina. This article explains their culture and their way of life
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The Mongols
This article is about the Mongols. A people who fashioned one of the strongest empires the earth has ever seen. This article address the history and the culture of this people
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The Kurds
This article is about the Kurds - their history and way of life.
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The Berbers
This article is about the Berbers. This article addresses their origins, their language, culture and their assimilation into Arab culture
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The Zulu
This article describes in detail th fascinating lifestyle of the Zulu who are a group of ethnic black people in South Africa.The aesthetic and architechtural skills of the Zulu are unique
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Irulas - The Snake Catchers
This article is about the Irulas, a tribal community of snake catchers from the Southern parts of India. This article outlines their past, their profession, the problems they face in the modern world and also underlines the remarkable way in which these people have adapted to the changing world.
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A Ndebele Wedding
This article is on the Ndebele marriage ceremony. It highlights the unique system of Ndebele marriage
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The Lapp - Shepherds of the Reindeer
This article is about the Sami. It explores their language and their relationship with the reindeer. It also details some of the problems that the Sami face.
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The Basque
This is an article on the Basque people of Spain and France. This articles explores their language culture and fierce sense of autonomy.
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The Parsis
This article is about the Parsis, a religious community found in the Western part of India. It outlines their origins, their turbulent history and describes their customs and way of life
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The Maori
This is an article about the Maori. The Maori were the earliest inhabitants of New Zealands. This article outlines their culture, social structure and the influence of the European colonizers.
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The Gypsies
This article is about the Gypsies on of the cultural marvels in the world. It traces the history and examines the present condition of these people
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African Pygmies-The Bambuti
This article traces the culture and lifestyle of the African Pygmies.It highlights the important aspect of their unique culture.
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The Eskimos
This article is about the culture,language and lifestyle of the eskimos.The influence of the climate and outside contacts on their lifestyle
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Masai - The Shepherds of East Africa
The Masai are a Pastoral people of East Africa. They are cattle herders. This article outlines their social life briefly touching their encounter with European and their present condition
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The Padaung - The Giraffe Women
This article is about the Padaung women of Myanmar. Known to the outside world as the Giraffe Women. These women follow a custom that inspires fascination and pity.
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Cossacks - The Warriors of the Don
The Cossacks are a warrior caste found mostly along the Don and Dneiper Rivers of Russia. This article seeks to describe the origins, culture, attempted extermination during in Communist Soviet Union and the remarkable revival of this wonderful people in post-communist Russia.
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