culture

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Islamic culture

2013
Provides information on Islamic culture including fine arts, ceremonies, legends, and the culture's global influence.

Culture in practice

selected essays
2000
A collection of academic and political essays written by anthropologist Marshall Sahlins between 1960 and 1998.

CultureGrams world edition 2006

2005
Contains regional reports on 187 countries, providing information in twenty-five categories, including land and climate, religion, government, economy, education, and language; arranged alphabetically, with maps, statistical tables, and a glossary of cultural terms.

30 years of National Geographic specials

1994
Excerpts from thirty years of National Geographic specials. See the first Americans climb Everest, Cousteau's undersea adventures, Leakey's fossil discoveries, and more.

The world around us

2006
Briefly explores the landscapes, climates, crops, industries, architecture, and cultures of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Africa, providing illustrations.

CultureGrams, 2007

2006
Presents alphabetized profiles of 190 countries, providing information in twenty-five categories such as land and climate, history, economy, education, religion, the arts, recreation, diet, general attitudes, greetings, family, and dating and marriage.

CultureGrams

the nations around us
2000
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the geography, history, culture, economy, and social conditions in over seventy countries in the Americas and Europe.

Timelines of the arts and literature

1994
A chronological presentation of the cultural aspects of human history, from the earliest recorded creations to the present.

Brave new world

1998
A satirical novel about the utopia of the future, a world in which babies are decanted from bottles and the great Ford is worshipped.

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