Authors:Cesar Ferreira, Eduardo Dargent-Chamot,
Publisher: Greenwood
Keywords: peru, customs, culture
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2002-08-30
List price: $57.95
ISBN-10: 0313303185
ISBN-13: 9780313303180
The breadth of Peru’s culture from pre-Columbian times to today is surveyed in this one-stop reference. Modern Peru emerges as an ethnically divided nation progressing toward social integration of its heavily Indian and Hispanic population. Ferreira and Dargent, native Peruvians, illustrate how the diverse geography of the country—the Andes, coast, and jungle—has also had a role in shaping cultural and social expression, from history to art.Further exploring the influence of Spanish colonialism and its modern blending with Indian traditions, this volume covers the legacy of the Incas
Author: Shmuel Gelbard
Publisher: Feldheim
Keywords: customs, sources, jewish, reason, amp, rite
Number of Pages: 720
Published: 2000-01-01
List price: $31.99
ISBN-10: 0873068890
ISBN-13: 9780873068895
This fact-filled volume explains 1050 Jewish customs, their reasons, and sources. Why do we make hand matzos round? Why do we eat dairy foods on Shavuos? Why do we stand with our feet together when we recite Shemoneh Esreh? These and hundreds of other practices are explained in this English edition of Otzar Ta’amei ha-Minhagim.
Author: Abraham P. Bloch
Publisher: Ktav Pub Inc
Keywords: customs, ceremonies, jewish, background, historical, biblical
Number of Pages: 402
Published: 1980-02
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0870686585
ISBN-13: 9780870686580
Authors:Gary Marvin Davison, Barbara E. Reed,
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Keywords: taiwan, customs, culture
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 1998-09-30
List price: $57.95
ISBN-10: 0313302987
ISBN-13: 9780313302985
Taiwanese society is in the midst of an immense, exciting effort to define itself, seeking to erect a contemporary identity upon the foundation of a highly distinctive history. This book provides a thorough overview of Taiwanese cultural life. The introduction familiarizes students and interested readers with the island’s key geographical and demographic features, and provides a chronological summary of Taiwanese history. In the following seven chapters, readers gain insight into Taiwanese customs and culture through its thought and religion; kinship and marriage systems; literature and
Author: Great Britain
Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)
Keywords: programme, report, transformation, customs, amp, revenue
Number of Pages: 34
Published: 2008-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0102954240
ISBN-13: 9780102954241
Author: Dain Gingerelli
Publisher: Motorbooks
Keywords: idea, book, customs, coupes, roadsters, rods
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2009-07-19
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 0760335168
ISBN-13: 9780760335161
When it comes to building your hot rod, you’re faced with choices for everything from which go-fast goodies to slap on your mill to what paint and other eye candy might define your rod more than anything else. And when it comes to a hot rod, parts aren’t just parts; it’s all in how they come together--either it works or it doesn’t. This new Motorbooks Idea Book covers every system of a traditional hot rod—be it roadster, coupe, or tub—illustrating with hundreds of color photos the various options for frame rails, suspension, steering, brakes, wheels and tires, drivetrain, elec
Author: Barry Penney
Publisher: Kuperard
Keywords: culture, smart, etiquette, customs, quick, guide, australia
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2006-09-05
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 1857333101
ISBN-13: 9781857333107
Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of
