LibGuides: Cultural Diversity: Find Books

Starting with Books

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life by Timothy L. Gall (Editor)
ISBN: 9781414448824
Publication Date: 2009-05-12
Provides information on 500 cultures of the world, covering twenty different areas of daily life including clothing, food, language, and religion.
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America by Judy Galens (Editor); Robyn V. Young (Editor)
Call Number: EVC Reference E184.A1 G14 2014
ISBN: 9780810391635
Publication Date: 1995-09-01
Essays on approximately 150 culture groups of the U.S. covering their history, acculturation and assimilation, family and community dynamics, language and religion.
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture by Solomon H. Katz (Editor); William Woys Weaver (Editor)
Call Number: EVC Reference GT2850 .E53 2003 v.1-3
ISBN: 0684805685
Publication Date: 2002-12-17
3-volume set presents 600 articles on food and its place in human culture and society, covering everything from agronomy to zucchini.
The Folklore of World Holidays by Robert Griffin; Ann H. Shurgin
Call Number: EVC Reference GT3930 .F65 1999
ISBN: 0810389010
Publication Date: 1998-12-14
Explains the folklore surrounding 340 holidays in over 150 countries, excluding the United States.
Marriage Customs of the World by George P. Monger
Call Number: EVC Reference GT2690 .M65 2013
ISBN: 9781598846638
Publication Date: 2013-04-09
Explore the rites, rituals, and iconography of weddings from around the globe.

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All About Books

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