Customs Traditions category: 898 books
by A H Guernsey, Lyman Abbott
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
This series of illustrated articles introduced Japan and the Japanese people to the American public in the mid nineteenth century. The impressions of the printed pictures and the words illustrating them were one of the elements that defined Japanese culture in the American mind for many years after...
by Albert Du Casse, Ligaran
Language: French
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Language: French
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Extrait : "Il y aura le 15 août 1869 un siècle, le jour de l'Assomption, pendant l'office divin, à Ajaccio, qu'une jeune femme Corse quittait précipitamment l'église, prise des douleurs de l'enfantement. En arrivant chez elle, n'ayant pas le temps dé gagner son lit, elle mit au monde, sur un vieux...
New Guinea and Polynesia.
Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea and the D'Entrecasteaux Islands: a Cruise in Polynesia and Visits to the Pearl-shelling Stations in Torres Straits of H.M.S. Basilisk.
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
Elibron Classics. Replica of 1876 edition by John Murray, London. This edition comes with a map available as a free download. This edition contains illustrations. Captain John Moresby (1830 - 1922) was a British Naval Officer who explored the coast of New Guinea and discovered the site of Port Moresby. This is the account of his explorations and discoveries.
by Bridget Fowler
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2007
The first serious academic study of obituaries, this book focuses on how societies remember. Bridget Fowler makes great use of the theories of Pierre Bordieu, arguing that obituaries are one important component in society's collective memory. This book, the first of its kind, will find a place on every serious sociology scholar's bookshelves.
Spellbound
Inside West Africa's Witch Camps
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
As I attempted to digest stories of spiritual cannibalism, of curses that could cost a student her eyesight or ignite the pages of the books she read, I knew I was not alone in my skepticism. And yet, when I caught sight of the waving arms of an industrious scarecrow, the hair on the back of my neck...
Diplomat in Japan
An Inner History of the Critical Years in the Evolution of Japan
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2005
A fascinating inside account of the epic clash between the Japanese in the West in its earliest days.
Sir Ernest Satow entered the British diplomatic service in 1861, a fresh graduate of London University, shortly arriving in Yokohama as the pressure of the Western powers heightened to force...
Through the Eyes of the Soul
Mexico City, Mixquic & Morelos
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
In this publication, interested individuals can find a comprehensive collection of photo essays on the multi-faceted celebration of All Souls Day in Mexico. Award-winning Photojournalist Mary J. Andrade has published the third of a five-part bilingual series of books titled: “Through the...
One Zero Charlie
Adventures in Grass Roots Aviation
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
Galt Airport in northern Illinois is known to the people who fly out of it as “One-Zero-Charlie” (for its FAA designation as Airport 10C). This evocative excursion into a little-known part of the heart of America takes us to a place where a love of flying draws people together, and a fascination with its sheer exhilaration keeps them that way.
Corsets and Codpieces
A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Have you ever wondered why we wear the type of clothes we do? Packed with outlandish outfits, this exciting history of fashion trends reveals the flamboyant fashions adopted (and discarded) by our ancestors.
In the days before cosmetic surgery, people used bum rolls and bombastic breeches to augment...
With Respect to the Japanese
Going to Work in Japan
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
More than meets the eye: Work in Japan is all about context
While Japan has been on center stage of the world economy for decades, interactions between the Japanese and Westerners continue to be on the rise. Daily communication in both business and social settings is commonplace, and connections...
by Donna M. Stringer, Patricia A. Cassiday
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Exercises to facilitate effective communication across a wide range of cultural differences
Communication styles and patterns differ vastly among people from different cultures. Every culture has a "communication style norm" and when that style mixes with another, stereotypes and...
by A. D. Thibeault
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
A full executive summary of David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell. This is not a chapter-by-chapter summary. Rather, the author takes an holistic approach, reorganizing and breaking down the content for easier understanding where necessary, and cutting...
Learning to Think Korean
A Guide to Living and Working in Korea
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
The definitive guide to understanding Korea - from home to work and those cultural destinations in between.
Kohls shares a feast of Korean culture: a ricebowl of history and tradition complemented by an array of spicy tidbits that capture the reader's attention like a mouthful of kimchi. Based...
Transforming Japan
How Feminism and Diversity Are Making a Difference
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
A volume of essays by Japan’s leading female scholars and activists exploring their country’s recent progressive cultural shift.
When the feminist movement finally arrived in Japan in the 1990s, no one could have foreseen the wide-ranging changes it would bring to the country. Nearly every...