Customs & Traditions

Among the cuisines of Europe, Britain's has traditionally been regarded as the black sheep kippers, jellied eels and blood pudding rarely elicit the same fond feelings as chocolate mousse or pasta primavera. Yet despite these unfortunate stereotypes,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903071304Author Nigel RodgersFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Bene Factum Publishing LtdPublisher Bene Factum Publishing Ltd

When a computer goes wrong, we are told to turn it off and on again. In Am I Dreaming?, science journalist James Kingsland reveals how the human brain is remarkably similar. By rebooting our hard-wired patterns of thinking - through so-called 'altered...

Boasting a rich, complex history rooted in Celtic and Christian ritual, Halloween has evolved from ethnic celebration to a blend of street festival, fright night, and vast commercial enterprise. In this colorful history, Nicholas Rogers takes a lively,...

When James Joyce called the Irish "the most belated race in Europe," he stated a complex truth about the history of his people and the nation they had been creating since the eighteenth century. The Irish would, in Joyce's lifetime, write many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780393320435Author Marcel MaussFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint W. W. Norton & CompanyPublisher W. W. Norton & CompanyWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm)...

The eyes of the world are on Iran, from nuclear issues to women's rights to Iran's perspective on Palestine. Yet a strictly political view does not allow for an accurate or complete outlook on this important and facinating country. In Among the Iranians,...

Once headhunters under the rule of White Rajahs and briefly colonised before independence within Malaysia, the Iban Dayaks of Borneo are one of the world's most extraordinary indigenous tribes, possessing ancient traditions and a unique way of life. As a...

'A masterful book - a resource that makes anthropology matter' - Andrea Muehlebach, Professor of Anthropology, University of Bremen When it comes to labour movements, unionised industrial workers on the factory floor have only ever been part of the...

Biologists studying large carnivores in wild places usually do so from a distance, using telemetry and noninvasive methods of data collection. So what happens when an anthropologist studies a clan of spotted hyenas, Africa's second-largest carnivores, up...

Be the Captain of Your Change JourneyWhile every change is unique, there is a predictable pattern to change. By understanding that pattern you can build the skills to pilot your team through the waters of disruptive change.Change is inevitable. When...

Protocol to Manage Relationships Today explains the contemporary value of protocol, not only for monarchies or diplomatic institutes, but for any non-profit or for-profit organisation. This book presents modern protocol as a tool to build strong,...

The Hungry Soul is a fascinating exploration of the natural and cultural act of eating. Kass brilliantly reveals how the various aspects of this phenomenon, and the customs, rituals, and taboos surrounding it, relate to universal and profound truths...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781889963754Author Veli-Pekka LehtolaFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint University of Alaska PressPublisher University of Alaska PressDimensions(mm)...

When written sources are scarce, historians often turn to oral histories for evidence. Bodies of Evidence: The Practice of Queer Oral History is the first book to provide serious scholarly insight into the methodological practices that shape lesbian,...

2020 Gourmand Award in Spirits China is one of the world's leading producers and consumers of liquor, with alcohol infusing all aspects of its culture, from religion and literature to business and warfare. Yet to the outside world, China's most famous...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789872354Author W Warde FowlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Pantianos ClassicsPublisher Pantianos ClassicsWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

The Tea Book helps you explore the blends, tastings, and ceremonies from around the world and create your own delicious tea traditions. Where does tea come from? In The Tea Book learn where in the world tea is cultivated and how to drink each variety at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838275037Author Alwyn EdgarFormat PaperbackPage Count 742Imprint ScholasticPublisher ScholasticWeight(grams) 1021gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 38mm

In an age of secularization and the decline of ritual, Christmas has emerged as the most promising candidate for the first global festival, celebrated not only in the Christian West, but in many countries with either a minority or no Christian population...

Although conflict is a normal aspect of human life, mass media technologies are changing the dynamics of conflict and shaping strategies for deploying rituals. Rituals can provoke or escalate conflict; they can also mediate it. Media representations have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911636267Author REDSWAN PRESSFormat HardbackPage Count 101Imprint RedSwan PressPublisher RedSwan Press

What is it like to meet a being from another world? This book collects testimony from eight hundred years of witnesses baffled by the supernatural breaking into their lives. Close reading of miracle collections, chronicles, saints' lives and sermons...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784473041784Author Soshitsu XV I SenPage Count 148Imprint Tankosha Publishing Co., Ltd.Publisher Tankosha Publishing Co., Ltd.Weight(grams)...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592218493Author Annabel RutherfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint Africa Research & PublicationsPublisher Africa World PressWeight(grams) 545g

In a time when communal rituals and cultural ceremonies fail, longtime scholar, storyteller, and ceremonialist Stephen Jenkinson asks what it means to lose cultural inheritance. In examining matrimony and its ritual twin, patrimony, Matrimony...

A fascinating collection of fashions of the sixteenth century.In 1562, FranCois Deserps published a book titled (in English translation) "A Collection of the various styles of clothing which are presently worn in countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and...

Uncovering the intricate cultural threads that inform our dietary practicesParanatures in Culinary Culture embarks on a gastronomic odyssey, redefining foods we thought we knew and revealing the extraordinary stories of ordinary ingredients and the...

Mexico's Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life Through Photos and Stories is the first four-colour lifestyle book to explore the vibrant and important traditions of Dia de los Muertos, Mexico's holiday for celebrating passed loved ones. Travel across...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781333533670Author A. FeathermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 526Imprint Forgotten BooksPublisher Forgotten BooksWeight(grams) 694gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Students struggling to find information on the modern lives of those living in Eurasia need not look any farther! Written for high school and undergraduate students, Culture and Customs of the Caucasus fills a major void on library shelves. This unique...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780919642201Author Lydia BlackFormat HardbackPage Count 204Imprint Limestone PressPublisher Limestone PressWeight(grams) 442gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 158mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800997110Author Trefor M OwenFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 18mm

Uncovering the intricate cultural threads that inform our dietary practicesParanatures in Culinary Culture embarks on a gastronomic odyssey, redefining foods we thought we knew and revealing the extraordinary stories of ordinary ingredients and the...

Modernizing Localities in Poland: A Never-ending Transformation investigates modern cultural traditions and their transformations in Poland. Designed as a series of case studies analyzing music festivals, city parades, rural rituals, and contemporary...

Rituals transform citizens into presidents and princesses into queens. They transform sick persons into healthy ones, and public space into prohibited sanctuary. Shamanic rituals heal, legal rituals bind, political rituals ratify, and religious rituals...

The Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, has a rich history beginning with the first inhabitants, the Taino indians, to the Spanish conquistadors, African slaves, and numerous waves of immigrants. Culture and Customs of...

Modern Egypt blends African history and geography with Arab culture and religion. With its position at the crossroads of Africa, its status as a major Islamic nation, and continuing interest in its ancient monuments, Egypt makes for fascinating study...

Culture and Customs of Haiti begins with an overview of the mountainous island that seemed forbidding to European colonizers. Historical periods, including French colonization, U.S. occupation in the early 20th century, Independence and the Duvaliers'...