Customs & Traditions 100

More than 1.3 million Korean Americans live in the United States, the majority of them foreign-born immigrants and their children, the so-called 1.5 and second generations. While many sons and daugh……続きを見る

"Good fashion is evolution, not revolution" – Pierre Balmain One of the original big Parisian couture houses, alongside the likes of Dior and Chanel, Pierre Balmain reigned supreme over the 1950s fa……続きを見る

“A moving and incisive account of Muslim immigrant experiences in the United States. It reveals a dimension of American life seldom genuinely understood.” ーSaba Mahmood, author of Politics of Piety……続きを見る

Examines the ways our conceptions of Asian American food have been shaped Chop suey. Sushi. Curry. Adobo. Kimchi. The deep associations Asians in the United States have with food have become ingrain……続きを見る

The Sun Never Sets collects the work of a generation of scholars who are enacting a shift in the orientation of the field of South Asian American studies. By focusing upon the lives, work, and activ……続きを見る

A comprehensive history of women in Japanese religious traditions Scholars have widely acknowledged the persistent ambivalence with which the Japanese religious traditions treat women. Much existing……続きを見る

In this study of literature and law from the Constitutional founding through the Civil War, Hoang Gia Phan demonstrates how American citizenship and civic culture were profoundly transformed by the ……続きを見る

Winner of the 2014 Outstanding Book Award presented by the Association for Theatre in Higher Education Taking a performance studies approach to understanding Asian American racial subjectivity, Josh……続きを見る

Honorable Mention for the 2015 Cultural Studies Best Book presented by the Association of Asian American Studies Winner of the 2013 CLAGS Fellowship Award for Best First Book Project in LGBT Studies……続きを見る

This illustrated Gilded Age etiquette guide offers “proof that sliding around the naughty edges of society can be as informative as it is entertaining.” (Alida Becker, The New York Times Books Revie……続きを見る

An insider’s tour of cemetery cultureーfrom embalming to epitaphs, restless ghosts, crimes against the dead, and more. Admit it: You're fascinated by cemeteries. We all die, and for most of us, a ce……続きを見る

Thinking we have nothing to wear is a familiar scenario for many - possibly most - women. We stand in front of wardrobes brimming with clothes and find that nothing in it feels quite right, nothing ……続きを見る

Carnivalesque Rereading of the Cochin Carnival’ makes an interesting write-up on Cochin Carnival which has served as the heart and soul of the culture of Cochin. The Cochin Carnival is held in Fort ……続きを見る

Stitching La Mode: Patterns and Dressmaking from Fashion Plates of 1785-1795 brings to life women’s unique and extravagant fashions of 1785-1795 in a beautifully illustrated and accessible way. The ……続きを見る

Con l’intento di divertire, ma anche di far riflettere, vi propongo una raccolta di proverbi, da me scelti, inerenti il mondo del mare, sia in genovese tradotti in lingua che di altre regioni dirett……続きを見る

"Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims" is a collection of epigrams and sayings edited and put together by the early American Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania William P……続きを見る

In 'Zur Psychologie des Geldes', 'Zur Psychologie der Frauen' und 'Philosophie der Mode' widmet sich der renommierte Soziologe und Philosoph Georg Simmel verschiedenen Aspekten des menschlichen Lebe……続きを見る

Emile Zola, einer der bekanntesten Vertreter des literarischen Naturalismus, präsentiert in seinem Werk 'GERMINAL' ein eindringliches Bild des harten Lebens der Minenarbeiter im 19. Jahrhundert. Der……続きを見る

This book is a compilation of 13 articles about American society. They were written from Dec. 2022 to November 2023 and published on my website. The subject matter is mostly a critical analysis of o……続きを見る

The North American Indian (Illustrated Edition) stands as a monumental anthology that encapsulates the rich tapestry of Native American cultures through the early 20th century. This collection is ma……続きを見る

Die beliebtesten Heimatromane von Peter Rosegger' sind ein Muss für alle Liebhaber klassischer Literatur und für Leser, die sich für das ländliche Leben im 19. Jahrhundert interessieren. Diese Samml……続きを見る

At its core, the Kama Sutra, especially in the edition mediated through the scholarship of Vatsyayana and the exploratory translations of Richard Francis Burton, engages with the intricate tapestry ……続きを見る

In 'The Chronicles of Crime' by Camden Pelham, the reader is taken on a thrilling journey through a series of interconnected crime stories set in a gritty urban landscape. The book's narrative style……続きを見る

Tatler is the iconic literary and society journal founded in 1709. It was issued three times a week for two years and aimed to inform its readers about the latest trends and events in social life. T……続きを見る

Revealing a world of secret messages contained within a single petal. Floriography – the language of flowers – is the ancient art of encoding hidden messages in the type, colour and arrangement of p……続きを見る

The beginning of the 21st century saw the rise of "New" Atheism and a resulting conflict with Theists – at the same time as the resurgence of fantasy in popular culture. This volume analyses the imp……続きを見る

Der Sammelband dokumentiert die Wichtigkeit der inter- und transdisziplinären Erforschung des slawisch-österreichischen Kultur-, Literatur- und Kunstraums. Er präsentiert die Vermengung der Sprachen……続きを見る

Partnerschaften zwischen Frankreich und der DDR hatten vorranging einen politischen Nutzen zu erfüllen. Die SED wollte sich von der Bundesrepublik abgrenzen und die Überlegenheit des zweiten deutsch……続きを見る

Quando oggi parliamo di "moda non occidentale", il Qipao dovrebbe essere un esempio di grande successo in Cina durante la prima metà del XX secolo. Essendo l'abbigliamento femminile tradizionale più……続きを見る

From the author of the million-copy bestseller, The Little Book of Hygge, comes a beautifully designed guide on how to get more out of work and live like the happiest people in the world: the Danish……続きを見る