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By: Cesar Ferreira

ISBN: 9780313303180
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Julius O. Adekunle

ISBN: 9780313331770
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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In spite of these political upheavals and acts of ethnic violence, Rwanda remains a country with rich culture and customs.

Readers will learn that living together in harmony has been part of the Rwandan society, with its few ethnic groups, and traditional values supported a culture of peace.


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By: Eric S. Ross Ph.D.

ISBN: 9780313340369
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Christopher Deliso

ISBN: 9780313344367
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Jaime Koh

ISBN: 9780313351150
Readership/Audience: Adult Education
Publication Date: Jun 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Funso Afolayan

ISBN: 9780313320187
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Kwame Essien

ISBN: 9780313344381
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Byron J. Nordstrom

ISBN: 9780313343711
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jul 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: John A. Shoup

ISBN: 9780313344565
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Arne Kislenko

ISBN: 9780313321283
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Rebecca L. Torstrick

ISBN: 9780313336591
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Kevin C. O'Connor

ISBN: 9780313331251
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Mar 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Peter L. Roudik

ISBN: 9781440835889
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Peter L. Roudik

ISBN: 9780313348853
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Jacqueline C. Woodfork

ISBN: 9780313332036
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Craig Cravens

ISBN: 9780313334122
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Isabel Zakrzewski Brown

ISBN: 9780313360558
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 1999
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Isabel Zakrzewski Brown

ISBN: 9780313303142
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 1999
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The first overview of the culture and customs of the Dominican Republic.


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By: John B. Roney

ISBN: 9780313348082
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Samih K. Farsoun

ISBN: 9780313320514
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Rafis Abazov

ISBN: 9780313342158
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Adriana Helbig

ISBN: 9780313343636
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Scott D. Taylor

ISBN: 9780313332463
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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.


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By: Oyekan Owomoyela

ISBN: 9780313315831
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Discusses the history of Zimbabwe, including marriage, family, gender roles, and the influences of Western traditions on the cultures and customs of Zimbabwe.

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