culture conflict

A guide to the customs and traditions of Germany that offers information on the history and culture of the country, provides advice on social and business etiquette, and includes linguistic help.

Namelok, a Masai girl, tries to persuade her traditionalist father to delay her initiation and marriage because they will restrict her freedom and keep her from the black rhino mother and baby she is protecting from poachers.

A young English widow's in-laws intervene when she takes off on the grand tour and along the way marries a penniless Italian man.

A culture war erupts in the suburb of Stonewood Heights when divorced mom Ruth Ramsey, a human sexuality teacher who promotes a philosophy of "pleasure is good, shame is bad, and knowledge is power," meets her daughter's soccer coach Tim Mason, a former musician and drug addict, and member of the abstinence-preaching Tabernacle church.

Reviews the complex issue of nationalism and ethnic conflict through a variety of articles and book excerpts.

When Southern California high school senior Sofi Mendoza lies to her parents and crosses the border for a weekend party, she has no idea that she will get stuck in a Mexican village with family she has never met before, unable to return to the United States and the easy life she knew.

Examines the question of whether the immigration of a large number of Muslims to Europe fundamentally alters the culture of the region, and considers social, political, and cultural implications of the demographic change.

Discusses the culture of Native Americans in North America and how exploration and early colonization affected them.

Examines the growing nonreligious minority of Americans, argues that America was never in fact a Christian nation, and shows how the Religious Right successfully took control of the social and political narrative.

Presents a time line and historical overview of the Vietnam War, followed by firsthand accounts of the war from American and Vietnamese soldiers. Includes a further reading list and Ho Chi Minh's declaration of independence.