Sociology: Customs & Traditions

The Secret Middle Ages is a controversial and completely fresh view of the medieval world through its rare and amazing artefacts. Using the wealth ...

In Politik und Gesellschaft der Bundesrepublik zählen die Gewerkschaften auch jenseits der Arbeitsbeziehungen zu den wichtigsten politischen Akte...

'His cornucopia of tellers and tales is a delight, a riveting celebration of a genre that revels in its own hybridity and the imaginative riches pr...

Kite flying is a sport native to South-East Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Symbolic of both freedom and control, the kite has been used as a met...

'His cornucopia of tellers and tales is a delight, a riveting celebration of a genre that revels in its own hybridity and the imaginative riches pr...

In the mid-2000s, Russia's government began to merge autonomous regions (okrugs), including the two regions held by its largest indigenous populati...

In the mid-2000s, Russia's government began to merge autonomous regions (okrugs), including the two regions held by its largest indigenous populati...

'Fresh, original and utterly compelling' Marion ToddA calculated killer. A town under threat. An unfinished pattern...Archaeology professor Carla J...

How Jews use media to connect with one another has profound consequences for Jewish identity, community, and culture. This volume explores how the ...

This book delves into the complexities of masculinity, mental health, and cultural identity among young Bangladeshi-Canadian men. Employing an anth...

This book itemize the familial, cultural, religious, and historical themes in a unique life story. The book is distinctive in that it continues the...

The intricacies of the medieval calendar are examined in this sumptuously illustrated volume, featuring many of the finest examples from The Morgan...

This book evaluates the evolution of social innovation in post-Soviet Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Caucasus. Following the dissolution of the ...

The Danes are the happiest people in the world, and pay the highest taxes.'Neutral' Sweden is one of the biggest arms manufacturers in the world.Fi...

Throughout history, different cultural traditions, all of them with considerable linguistic diversity, have flourished and converged in the Mediter...

Drawing on ethical and sociological theories of food, this book presents a new approach to food education that moves beyond nutrition-centred educa...

Cremation, as a means of managing the post-mortem body, was reintroduced to Europe at the end of the eighteenth century, but would not become commo...

Crafting Infinity is a multi-disciplinary collection of essays that investigates how aspects of traditional Irish culture have been revised, retool...

Laura Thompson's grandmother Violet was one of the great landladies. Born in a London pub, she became the first woman to be given a publican's lice...

Giving voice to everyday people in Ireland, Redefining Irishness in a Globalized World: National Identity and European Integration covers crucial t...