Sociology: Customs & Traditions

Peoples Tribunals are independent, peaceful, grassroots movements, created by members of civil society, to address impunity that is associated with...

A revealing look at Jewish men and women who secretly explore the outside world, in person and online, while remaining in their ultra-Orthodox reli...

A revealing look at Jewish men and women who secretly explore the outside world, in person and online, while remaining in their ultra-Orthodox reli...

China is an ancient culture but it is also a diverse culture and this series of 10 books celebrate the diversity of Chinese festival culture. Each ...

The everyday practices, policy ideas, and ideological and political battles that have shaped Egyptian education, from the era of nation-building in...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the b...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the b...

an eye-opening tour of the varied ways cultures grapple with what lies beyond - Publisher's WeeklyThis illuminating book reveals how cultures and c...

Cervical cancer is the third leading cause of death among women in Venezuela, with poor and working-class women bearing the brunt of it. Doctors an...

Founded in 1961, Studia Hibernica is devoted to the study of the Irish language and its literature, Irish history and archaeology, Irish folklore a...

Founded in 1961, Studia Hibernica is devoted to the study of the Irish language and its literature, Irish history and archaeology, Irish folklore a...

Founded in 1961, Studia Hibernica is devoted to the study of the Irish language and its literature, Irish history and archaeology, Irish folklore a...

An in-depth investigation of the complex relationships among food, culture, and society in Korea, Communicating Food in Korea features contributors...

One out of every seven people in the world today is on the move, voluntarily and involuntarily, within countries and between them. More and more pe...

Mobilising Place Management makes an important contribution to the mobilities field by arguing for the need to rethink place management. It takes a...

How parents approach the task of passing on religious faith and practice to their childrenHow do American parents pass their religion on to their c...

The tea ceremony persists as one of the most evocative symbols of Japan. Originally a pastime of elite warriors in premodern society, it was later ...

Middle-Class Dharma is a contemporary ethnography of class mobility among Hindus in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Focusing on women in Pulan, an emerg...

Genocide involves significant death and trauma. Yet the enormous scope of genocide comes into view when one looks at the factors that lead to mass ...

This volume, originally published in 1889 with this edition published in 1912, contains Carpenter's famous essays on civilisation and his theory th...