This guide provides a reference for anyone seeking information about the predominant and variable cultural forms, mores, and modes of expression in virtually every country. Entries cover many of the elements that together constitute the predominant culture, as well as lost cultures of the world.
Provides a reference work for the emerging field of global studies, covering both transnational topics and intellectual approaches to the study of global themes.
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