cross-cultural studies

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cross-cultural studies

Hunting, harvesting, and home

1998
Celebrates the rituals and customs of hunting and gathering societies around the world, discussing ways people find and grow food, live in groups, and settle disputes.

Women in the material world

1996
Photographs and interviews reveal different aspects of the lives of women in twenty countries throughout the world.

U.S. social security

a reference handbook
2008
Analyzes several policies of Social Security in the United States beginning with its background and history and then moving on to its problems and controversies. Also discusses social security issues in Canada, Germany, Australia, and other nations, and includes biographical sketches of social scientists along with data and documents. While suggesting that reform is needed does not make recommendations in behalf of reform.

Gestures

the do's and taboos of body language around the world
1991

Counterterrorism strategies

successes and failures of six nations
2006

Kids around the world celebrate!

the best feasts and festivals from many lands
2000
Introduces a variety of festivals celebrated around the world. Includes recipes and hands-on activities to give a taste of what it is like to be part of a feast or ceremony in another country.

Pyramids

1994
Provides an overview of pyramid traditions throughout the preindustrial world, exploring archaeological, art historical, and architectural data on pyramid building, and considering the relation of pyramids to ancient religions.

Multicultural folktales for the feltboard and readers' theater

1996
Contains twenty multicultural folktales for children ages seven through twelve, and includes simple patterns for feltboard figures and readers' theater scripts to accompany each story.

Dance

2000
Surveys all forms of dance throughout the world, discussing its cultural and social significance, costume, history, and noted dancers and choreographers.

Policing in America

a reference handbook
2008
Describes the history of and issues faced by police in the U.S., compares the U.S. policing system to others around the world, profiles more than thirty significant individuals, and presents a chronology, a glossary, data tables, and annotated directories of organizations and further resources.

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