Westport: Greenwood Press, 2007. — XXXVI, 286 p. — (Culture and Customs of Asia). — ISBN: 0-313-33656-3. The Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan won their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Now they are emerging from the shadow of dominance and are subjects of intense interest from the West. The modern culture and...
Greenwood Press, 2011. — 200 p. — (Culture and Customs of Europe). Hungary today is most certainly a Central European nation in terms of a modern geopolitical and cultural understanding of Europe. Additionally, it has occupied a central position in the constellation of European kingdoms for centuries. The story of Hungary is about a country at the heart of Europe,...
Greenwood Press, 2011. — 210 p. The Land, People, and History. Thought and Religion. Marriage, Gender, and Children. Holidays and Leisure Activities. Cuisine and Fashion. Literature. The Media and Cinema. The Performing Arts. Painting. Architecture. Students and other interested readers finally have a solid resource that describes the breadth of the evolving modern Australian...
Greenwood, 2000. — 232 p. — (Culture and Customs of Asia). Librarians and educators have long recognized the power of literature to touch the hearts and minds of readers of all ages. Lesbian and Gay Voices celebrates an exciting body of work that is emerging in the field of literature for young readers. Though more than three million lesbian and gay teenagers live in the United...
Greenwood Press, 2006. — 187 p. — (Culture and Customs of Europe). — ISBN: 0–313–33412–9. Aimed at students and general readers, this volume explores the contemporary culture and customs of Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Cravens begins with a brief exposition on the geography, language, and population of the two countries, followed by an overview of their intertwined...
1st ed. (2011). Greenwood. 216 p. ISBN-13: 978-0313383632. The Context: Geography, People, and History. Religion. Social Customs and Lifestyle. Literature. Broadcasting and Print Media. Cinema. Performing Arts: Music, Dance, and Theater. Architecture, Native Textiles, Visual Arts, and Fashion Design.
Greenwood Press, 1999. — 184 p. — (Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean). This insider’s account of Colombia’s culture and customs helps the reader develop a balanced view of Colombian life today. Colombia has the longest-standing democratic political system in Latin America, but it is also one of the most violent nations in the world. The full gamut of its...
Greenwood Press, 2009. — 195 p. — (Culture and Customs of Europe). — ISBN 978–0–313–34363–6. Ukraine's tumultuous history has left it standing on unstable ground, wrought with the devastation of the 20th century's wars, famines, and other struggles. Today, life in Ukraine is moving forward, stepping out of the shadows of Communism and into a modern, urban, and multicultural...
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005. — 246 p. — (Culture and Customs of Europe). This book provides the needed context to understand the enormous contributions of Italian Americans in shaping the cultural heritage and current popular culture of the United States. It clearly summarizes the land, people, and history and relates the highlights of a culture that has excelled in...
Greenwood Press, 2009. — 201 p. — (Culture and Customs of Asia). — ISBN: 978-0313339776. This all-encompassing volume offers a comprehensive look at the contemporary culture that defines this Southeast Asian country of Laos, examining everything from Buddhist traditions to Laotian cuisine. Coverage includes a brief history of the nation followed by in-depth narrative chapters...
Westport, Connecticut; London: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2009. — 204 p. Kislenko Arne. Culture and traditions of Laos (In English) Introduction: Geography and People. A Brief History of Laos. Religion and Thought. Literature. Art. Architecture and Design. Theater, Dance, Music, and Film. Cuisine and Traditional Dress. Gender, Courtship, Marriage, and Family. Festivals and...
Westport & London: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 2009. — xxvi, 163 p. — (Culture and customs of Asia) — ISBN: 9780313339837. This book is designed to introduce Mongolia as a country, along with its customs and culture in the modern era. Mongolia is primarily known for one thing: Chinggis Khan, or as most Westerners erroneously know him, Genghis Khan. Without doubt, Chinggis...
Greenwood Press, 2008. — 220 p. — (Culture and Customs of Asia). Vietnam is increasingly opening up to the West, and society is in flux between tradition and modernity, and capitalism and socialism. Americans have distanced themselves from the Vietnam War now, and Culture and Customs of Vietnam fills a need to learn about the country, which has also evolved. Readers will find...
Greenwood, 2010. — 220 p. — (Culture and Customs of Europe). — ISBN: 0313343713. Culture and Customs of Sweden is an ideal introduction to this fascinating nation. The book opens with a broad overview of the country and then examines specific themes such as religion, marriage, family, gender issues, education, holidays, popular customs, sports and leisure, media, literature,...
Westport, Connecticut; London: Greenwood Press, 2006. — 156 p. — (Culture and Customs of Africa). Olukoju Ayodeji. Culture and traditions of Liberia (In English) Religion and Worldview. Literature and Media. Art, Architecture, and Housing. Cuisine and Traditional Dress. Gender Roles, Marriage, and Family. Social Customs and Lifestyle. Music and Dance.
Greenwood Press, 2002. — 188 p. — (Culture and Customs of Africa). The country of Zimbabwe enjoys a powerful mystique that attracts the world’s attention, some of it due, no doubt, to its association with the Rider Haggard fictions King Solomon’s Mines (1885) and She (1885) and the high level of international visibility it enjoyed during its years of notoriety as a land...
S.l, s.a. - 64 p. Like the cultures and customs of other countries, the culture and customs of Canada are distinctive and unique. It is impossible to understand the culture and customs of Canada without coming to grips with the central circumstances of Canadian life. How all these circumstances, factors and contributions combine to form Canadian culture and customs is what this...
Greenwood Press, 2008. — 430 p. American life and culture is truly unique in that it was born from many other cultures around the world. When immigrants migrated to the Land of Opportunity, they brought with them pieces of their own heritage: foods, religions, holidays, festivals, music, and art, just to name a few. Through time, these customs have developed into what we now...
Greenwood, 2003. — 256 p. — (Culture and Customs of Africa). — ISBN10: 0313314861 ISBN13: 9780313314865. Kenya, a land of safaris, wild animals, and Maasai warriors, perfectly represents Africa for many Westerners. This peerless single-source book presents the contemporary reality of life in Kenya, an important East-African nation that has served as a crossroads for peoples and...
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