ｒｅＹ - Customs & Traditions 1

The global beauty business permeates our lives, influencing how we perceive ourselves and what it is to be beautiful. The brands and firms which have shaped this industry, such as Avon, Coty, Estée ……続きを見る

After the Last Ship illustrates the author’s own history, as well as its connection to the history of other women and children who left India and made the journey across the Kala Pani, the Indian Oc……続きを見る

Les diverses facettes de la ville se donnent à voir non seulement à travers les travaux des sociologues, des historiens, des géographes, mais également à travers la littérature. En croisant ces appr……続きを見る

Les mesures de l’attractivité privilégient l’activité économique et la compétitivité. Interviennent de plus en plus les références à la qualité de la vie, à l’habitat, aux services de proximité... C……続きを見る

Entdecken Sie die verborgenen Weisheiten und tiefgründigen Rituale einer der faszinierendsten Zivilisationen der Menschheitsgeschichte. In 'Die Geheimnisse des Ägyptischen Totenbuchs: Pfade ins Jens……続きを見る

The Gypsi people are an ethnic group with origins in South Asia. Now officially called the Romani people are a widely dispersed ethnic group with the largest concentrated populations in Europe espec……続きを見る

Cet essai engagé et polyphonique présente la Wallonie à une France censée n’en rien savoir et donne de ce territoire belge de culture française une image nuancée et libérée des poncifs. Sans prétend……続きを見る

In Kinship, Islam, and the Politics of Marriage in Jordan, Geoffrey Hughes sets out to trace the "marriage crisis" in Jordan and the Middle East. Rapid institutional, technological, and intellectual……続きを見る

A treasury of entertaining snippets with a sprinkling of folk tales which will be of interest to all who wish to know more about their folk traditions, especially in the field of Welsh Folk Dance. 続きを見る

Early American Children’s Clothing and Textiles: Clothing a Child 1600–1800 explores the life experiences of Indigenous, Anglo-European, African, and mixed-race children in colonial America, their c……続きを見る

Challenging conventional understandings of time and memory, Christopher T. Nelson examines how contemporary Okinawans have contested, appropriated, and transformed the burdens and possibilities of t……続きを見る

Known in the Dominican Republic and Togo as Vodu, in Benin as Vodún, and in Haiti as Vodou, West African religion has, for hundreds of years, served as a repository of sacred knowledge while simulta……続きを見る

Claims on the City: Situated Narratives of the Urban captures a snapshot of the events, protests, and movements that disrupt a city’s existing rhythms across cultures and nationalities and compels u……続きを見る

First published in 1984, The Assamese is an anthropological exploration of Assam. The many tribes living in the hill tracts of Assam early engaged the attention of anthropologists but no significant……続きを見る

The global beauty business permeates our lives, influencing how we perceive ourselves and what it is to be beautiful. The brands and firms which have shaped this industry, such as Avon, Coty, Estée ……続きを見る

Hunger and Work in a Savage Tribe examines the cultural aspects of food and eating among the Southern Bantu, taking as its starting point the bold statement 'nutrition as a biological process is mor……続きを見る

A perfect introduction to Japan and Japanese culture, this illustrated culture and travel guide contains loads of original drawings as well as the Japanese script for key words and phrases. Some peo……続きを見る

Goeie maniere maak deure en harte oop, en die is n tydige en bruikbare gids vir die modern era van etiket! Hierdie handige gids is ontbeerlik vir almal wat beskaafdheid belangrik ag. Hierdie is ‘n s……続きを見る

This book reveals the overall connection between American holidays, history, culture, and patriotism. Color illustrated chapters present an interesting home-spun account of the holiday's unique hist……続きを見る

How can African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans from the former British colonies be so different in their approaches toward social mobility? Chrystal Y. Grey and Thomas Janoski state that this is beca……続きを見る

Ecotourism is often promoted as a way to visit a unique area of spectacular beauty. While tourists travel to these destinations to view environmental wonders, they seldom consider the effects of the……続きを見る

In Tavern League, photographer Carl Corey documents a unique and important segment of the Wisconsin community. Our bars are unique micro-communities, offering patrons a sense of belonging. Many of t……続きを見る

A Little Tour In Ireland The view from the hill of Killiney is one of the loveliest in this land of loveliness. Seated among the purple and golden flowers, you look over its rocks and trees upon the……続きを見る