Food is a theme largely neglected in the study of nationalism. From Japanese-style pasta sauce to the Israelisation of Arab-Palestinians' food culture, this book investigates a variety of cases relate
With the meteoric rise of China over the past decades comes an increase in the number of people who are drawn to the Middle Kingdom for travel and business, along with a corresponding surge in guidebo
Style of dress has always been a way for Americans to signify their politics, but perhaps never so overtly as in the 1960s and 1970s. Whether participating in presidential campaigns or Vietnam protest
In Cultural Dynamics of Climate Change and the Environment in Northern America academics from various fields such as anthropology, art history, cultural studies, environmental science, history, politi
Why do the English have ghost stories at Christmas? Why does US television have special Halloween episodes? Is this all down to Dickens, or is it a hangover of an ancient, pagan past? Why does it surv
What makes a game that still provokes controversies - with its violent, darker side that almost got it banned in its earliest days - continue to captivate the popular imagination and power a multibill
With immigration fulfilling the role of population maintenance and growth in many Western democracies, how should these countries incorporate newcomers? This book argues that states ought to promote g
Online Anti-Semitism in Turkey surveys important historical events concerning Turkish-Jewry and analyzes online expressions about Adolf Hitler in the most popular forum website in Turkey, Eksi Sozluk.
In the past few decades, Spanish football has undergone a significant transformation, both on and off the pitch. While impressive victories in international tournaments have moved the national team be
Adapted for students from the adult edition, a comprehensive analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of human evolution explains how humans became distinguished from other animals but are now threate
Culture Matters in Russia—and Everywhere discusses modernization, democratization, and economic and political reforms in Russia, and elsewhere, and asserts that these reforms can be accomplished throu
Born out of the Civil Rights and Third World Liberation movements of the 1960s and 1970s, Asian American Studies has grown significantly over the past four decades, both as a distinct field of inquiry
Born out of the Civil Rights and Third World Liberation movements of the 1960s and 1970s, Asian American Studies has grown significantly over the past four decades, both as a distinct field of inquiry
How Much Do You Think You Know about Korea? Get a glimpse of the many faces of Korea in illustration form Kimchi, K-pop, taekwondo, Samsung-the images that most people get when they think of Korea don
Tibet is a less-explored region in China. Its traditional New Year is mysterious and less known to the rest of the world, yet 'The Tibetan Calendar New Year' is the most important festival for the Tib
