American Indian Culture covers the range of North American Indian culture from lifeways, religious rituals and material culture to art forms and modern social phenomena. The 275 ar...
What are the cultural similarities within a country that sets it apart from others? A team of anthropologists and social scientists have taken a close look at more than 200 countri...
The impact of the Irish upon the arts, popular culture, scholarship and politics has been immense. Literature in English cannot be fully understood without consideration of James J...
Examining both the accomplishments and failures in the historical formation of the nation of Argentina, this book begins its investigation with the earliest agriculturists, who res...
The book opens with an overview of pre-colonial Brazil and goes on to examine the history of Portuguese exploration, through the early years of the slave trade between Africa and t...
This Dartmouth Medal-winning 3-volume set presents 600 articles on food and its place in human culture and society, covering everything from agronomy to zucchini. Students, academi...
With nearly 600 new entries and 1,000 updates, the second edition of this authoritative resource reflects the far-reaching changes the Middle East has undergone in recent years, ma...
The Encyclopedia of Modern Asia is a monumental new scholarly work, as expansive in scope as the continent of Asia itself. Under the direction of cultural anthropologist David Levi...
A Brief History of Israel, Second Edition explores Israel's history with an emphasis on the period since its independence in 1948. The chronological narration begins wi...
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