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A blend of indigenous life in the rural countryside and metropolitan culture in urban centers, Senegal has been a small, yet prominent country on Africa's western coast. In this comprehensive study of contemporary Senegalese life, readers will learn how daily lifestyles are celebrated through both religious and secular customs.

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With their recently declared independence from one another in the aftermath of the breakdown of the USSR, Serbia and Montenegro are coming into their own, all while keeping their long histories of traditions and customs alive and growing.

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Explore the contemporary culture and traditional customs of Singapore and Malaysia in a volume that belongs on shelves in every high school and public library.

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Some highlights from the myriad of topics covered include oral history, multireligious traditions, wood sculpture, communal ties, cone-on-cylinder housing, changing roles of women, conjugal arrangements, and British and Boer influences.

This timely work expands our knowledge of South Africa beyond the headlines.

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Amid Sudan's dark history, saturated with conflicts and tragic events, lies a culture with deep roots, going back as far as 8000 BC. This book helps readers learn how these cultures have blended and collided throughout the centuries, and examines how traditions and customs are kept alive.

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This work is an in-depth look at many aspects of contemporary Swedish customs and culture that ties today's nation to an understanding of its history.

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Syria has served as a major crossroads in the Middle East since prehistoric times, leaving it open to change and passing customs from other societies. Syria's melting pot of cultures has led it to become an ethnically diverse country, sometimes leading to turbulence among other countries as well as within its own borders.

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Culture and Customs of Thailand presents the traditional culture and customs against the backdrop of modern times.

Thailand has always been an important Southeast Asian country. It was the first Asian country to establish diplomatic relations with the United States, and has remained a constant ally.

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Written for high school students and general readers alike, this insightful treatment links the storied past of various Apache tribes with their life in contemporary times.

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With complete coverage on Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates, Culture and Customs of the Arab Gulf States is a must-have for every high school and public library shelf.

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The Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are thriving after hundreds of years of German colonization, numerous wars of conquest, and demographic Russification.

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Explores contemporary life in three former Soviet Union republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. This book offers material on the traditions and customs of all three nations. It includes Caucasus' history, urban life, religion, literature, cuisine, holidays, and leisure activities, among other topics.

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The Central African Republic is one of the least-known African countries. The aggressive Islamic and Christian evangelizing alongside witchcraft and indigenous beliefs in other deities and spirits in the Central African Republic is covered as well.

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This complete overview of the Choctaw people, from ancient times to the present, includes sections on history, cuisine, music and dance, current issues, oral traditions and language, social relationships, and traditional world view.

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This volume overviews the current social, cultural, and political scene of both countries, so that general readers come away with a solid understanding of where the Czechs and Slovaks have been and where they are going.

The land, people, and history chapter lays the groundwork for the rest of the narrative.

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The Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, has a rich history beginning with the first inhabitants, the Tano indians, to the Spanish conquistadors, African slaves, and numerous waves of immigrants.

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The first overview of the culture and customs of the Dominican Republic.

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Delivers a fresh, modern perspective on individual countries for which information is in demand in the school curriculum and library. This title includes chapters that cover crucial topics as: the land and history; the people, language, food, and traditional dress; religion and thought; social customs and lifestyle; and, art and architecture.

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A clear historical overview of Palestine, the diaspora, and the conflict is provided, and the history colours the rest of the narrative, addressing crucial aspects of Palestinian society. Palestinians struggle to retain their traditions.

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A new addition to the Culture and Customs of Native Peoples in America series, this book examines the traditions and contemporary culture of the Sioux Indians.

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Swirling with both Western and Eastern traditions and sitting on the edge of the war in the Middle East, Turkey is one of the world's cultural and political hotspots. This title helps readers learn how Turkey has become culturally rich and diverse, mixing Western and Eastern traditions to form a unique bridge between Europe and Asia.

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Helps readers explore Ukraine's contemporary life and culture. This book enables readers to delve into Ukraine's modern society by looking at its religious practices, language conflicts, gender issues, education policies, and media censorship struggles, as well as its cuisine, holidays, literature, music, and performing arts.

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Zambia stands out in Africa as one of the continent's most peaceful countries. The interesting ways that tradition and modernity conflict and combine in contemporary Zambia are prime considerations in this book.

This book explores Zambia's culture, with an eye toward its historical experiences and its particular endowments.