BOOKS PURCHASED UNDER THE
WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES IN URBAN EDUCATION,
UISFL TITLE VI GRANTS

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Compiled and annotated
 by S. Kirven

SUBJECTS
 
ACADEMIES AND LEARNED SOCIETIES ETHNIC MINORITIES MEXICO
ADVERTISING ETHNOLOGY MILITARY
ADVERTISING ART -SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY MODERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES
AFRICAN-AMERICANS FOLKLORE MODERN LITERATURE
AFRICAN HISTORY GENDER MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
ARABIC LITERATURE GEOGRAPHY MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND STUDY
ART GERMAN HISTORY NATIONAL MUSIC
ASIAN HISTORY GLOBALIZATION NATIONAL PRODUCTION
BALKAN HISTORY GUATEMALA PERU
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LIBRARY SCIENCE HAITI PHILOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS
CHILD DEVELOPMENT HIGHER EDUCATION/ STUDY ABROAD PHILOSOPHY
CHILE HISTORY POLITICAL SCIENCE
CHINESE LANGUAGE HOMOSEXUALITY AND LESBIANISM PROSTITUTION
COLOMBIA IMMIGRATION PSYCHOLOGY
COMMUNISM INDIAN LITERATURE PUERTO RICO
COSTA RICA INDUSTRY RELIGIONS
CREOLE LANGUAGES INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ROMANCE LANGUAGES
CRIMINOLOGY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS RUSSIAN HISTORY
CUBA JAMAICA SOCIAL STUDIES
DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION JOBS ABROAD SOCIOLOGY
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JUVENILE BOOKS SPANISH HISTORY
EASTERN EUROPEAN HISTORY KOREA TEXTBOOKS
ECONOMICS LAND USE TURKISH LITERATURE
ECUADOR LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE UNITED STATES
EDUCATION LAW UNITED STATES
EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY MANNERS AND CUSTOMS   -RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES
ENGLISH LANGUAGE MEDIA VENEZUELA
EL SALVADOR MEDICINE VIDEOS
ETHNIC GROUPS    

The following list is arranged according to the Library of Congress classification system.

ACADEMIES AND LEARNED SOCIETIES

  • Ref. AS911.A2.A67 2001 Annual Register of Grant Support: A Directory of Funding Sources, 34th ed., 2001.  (Details over 3,000 grant support programs of institutions, government agencies and individuals arranged by subject area. Includes subject, organization, geographic and personnel indexes.)
PHILOSOPHY
  • B121.U53 1993   Understanding Non-Western Philosophy: Introductory Readings/ edited by Daniel Bonevac and Stephen Phillips (Readings from historical and modern works of Asia, Africa and Spain arranged geographically. Includes introductory notes to each section ,timelines, maps, topical index and suggested parallels with western works.)
  • B127.T3.G69 1989    Disputers of  the Tao: Philosophical Argument in Ancient China/ A.C. Graham (History of the different philosophical schools of Ancient China.)
  • B5619.G4.G84 1995 An Essay on African Philosophical Thought: The Akan Conceptual Scheme/ Kwame Gyekye. (Philosophical clarification and interpretation of the concepts in the ontology, philosophical psychology, theology and ethics of the Akan of Ghana.)


PSYCHOLOGY

  • BF108.E85.E865 1995 Contemporary Psychology in Europe: Theory, Research, and Applications/editors James Georgas, Marina Manthouli, Elias Besevegis, and Anna Kokkei.  (Distillation of the many streams of current psychology in Europe presented by executives of European psychological organizations and societies.)
  • BF241.B29 1997 Visual Intelligence: Perception, Image and Manipulation in Visual Communication /Ann Marie Barry.  (Examination of how we derive meaning from images and the role the media plays in creating images.)
RELIGIONSBACK TO SUBJECT LIST
  • BL65.V55.S66 1995 Perspectives on Pacifism: Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Views on Nonviolence and International Conflict/ David R. Smock. (Report of discussions held by participants in a one-day symposium on religious perspectives of pacifism.)
  • BL1900.C5.E5 1996 Basic Writings/ translated by Burton Watson.  (Writings of  Chuang Tzu , the leading philosopher of the Taoist school of thought.)
  • BL1910.R63 1997   Taoism: Growth of a Religion/ Isabelle Robinet. (Historical survey of Taoism arranged chronologically from the third century B.C. to the fourteenth century A.D. The author feels that religious Taoism is simply the practice of philosophical Taoism.)
  • BL1920.S2813 1993    Taoist Body/ Kristofer Schipper (An introduction to Taoism which not only describes the physical and spiritual elements of Taoism but also describes its traditional practices and everyday activities in China.)
  • BL 2532.R37.C43 1998  Chanting Down Babylon: The Rastafari Reader/ edited by Nathaniel Samuel Murrell, William David Spencer and Adrian Anthony McFarlane.  (International scholars describe the history, culture, ideology and evolution of Rastafarianism in Jamaica and throughout the world.)
  • BL2565.N38 2001 Nation Dance: Religion, Identity, and Cultural Difference in the Caribbean/edited by Patrick Taylor (Essays explore the diverse religious traditions of Caribbean religions: Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity and Santeria, Palo Monte, Voudou, Rastafarianism, Confucianism and others. Theology is examined in a social and political context. The last part of the book examines questions of identity and diaspora.)
  • L2566.T7.H68 1995 Spirits, Blood, and Drums: The Orisha Religion in Trinidad/ James T. Houk (Orisha originated in Nigeria and combines elements of five traditions: African (Yoruba), Catholic, Hindu, Protestant (Spiritual Baptist) and Kabbalah. It is a powerful presence in the social structure, culture and politics of Trinidad.)
HISTORY
  • Ref. CB9.D53 1999 Dictionary of Global Culture/ edited by Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates Jr.(Devotes equal time to the cultural contributions of the non-Western world alongside those of  Europe and North America.)
  • CB235.A33 1996 African Intellectual Heritage: A Book of Sources/ edited by Molefi Kete Asante and Abu S. Abarry.(Compendium of ancient and historical documents from  Africa and  the countries and cultures of the African diaspora  arranged  thematically. Includes an African chronology and notes on African sources.)
  • D13.I76 1993    Islamic and European Expansion: The Forging of a Global Order/ edited by Michael Adas (Essays with a cross-cultural approach by prominent historians which examine religion, gender colonialism and economic issues in world history.)
  • D860.G872 2000 Peoples Versus States: Minorities at Risk in the New Century/ Ted Robert Gurr. (Sequel to the study "Minorities at Risk". Surveys the world for signs of conflict between governments and "identity" groups.)
  • DA125.A1.W448 2000 Complexion of Race: Categories of Difference in Eighteenth-Century British Culture/ Roxann Wheeler. (Traces the emergence of skin color as a predominant marker of identity in British thought.)
GERMAN HISTORY
  • DD222.K67 2000  From Monuments to Traces: Artifacts of German Memory, 1870-1990/ Rudy Koshar. (Follows the evolution of German ‘memory landscapes’ from the period of national unification through world wars, division and reunification.)
EASTERN EUROPEAN HISTORY
  • DJK51.K39 2001    Modern Hatreds: Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War/ Stuart J. Kaufman. (Examines myths and symbols as the roots of ethnic violence in Eastern European countries.)
RUSSIAN HISTORY                                                                                   BACK TO SUBJECT LIST
  • DK32.M18 2000 Russia Under Western Eyes: From the Bronze Horseman to the Lenin Mausoleum/ Martin Malis. (Chronicle of western images of Russia from the time of Peter the Great to the fall of the Soviet Union)
  • DK508.57.R9.L54 1999 Ukraine and Russia: A Fraternal Rivalry/ Anatol Lieven. (Exploration of the complex ethnic and political relationship of Ukraine and Russia.)
  • DK759.C45 K47 2000 Antler on the Sea: The Yup'ik and Chukchi of the Russian Far East/ Anna M. Kerttula (Anthropological study of Sirenki, a Siberian village and the three rival ethnic groups there: the Yup'ik, native hunters of sea mammals; the Chukchi, nomadic reindeer hunters; and Russians of European ancestry enticed by incentive programs to colonize the Russian Far East.)
SPANISH HISTORY
  • DP96.F8418 1988 El Espejo Enterrado/ Carlos Fuentes. [spanish edition] (Chronicle of the history and culture of Spain and the Spanish-speaking peoples of the Americas.)
BALKAN HISTORY
  • DR479.E85.K47 2000    Future of Turkish-Western Relations: Toward a Strategic Plan/ Zalmay Khalizad, Ian O. Lesser, F. Stephen Larrabee (Research report  of the changing parameters of Turkish-Western relations which includes a suggested agenda for closer strategic cooperation in the U.S.-Turkish-European triangle.)
  • DR1246.B87 1997    Burn This House: The Making and Unmaking of Yugoslavia/ edited by Jasminka Udovicki and James Ridgeway. (Discussion of the history of the Yugoslavs and the roots of the 1991-95 war from the viewpoints of Muslim, Croatian, and Serbian journalists and historians.)
ASIAN HISTORY
  • DS35.74.H53 1997 Islamic Activism and U.S. Foreign Policy/ Scott W. Hibbard and David Little. (Examination of the nature of Islamic activism and the options for policymakers by a group of policy analysts, practitioners and scholars.)
  • DS38.9.S73 2000 Veils and Daggers: A Century of National Geographic’s Representation of the Arab World/ Linda Steet. (Analysis of the discourses of Orientalism, patriarchy, and primitivism in the magazine’s representation of the Arab world.)
  • DS63.2.E8.L45 2000 Middle East Mosaic: Fragments of  Life, Letters and History/selected by Bernard Lewis. (Collection of historical accounts, letters and documents from both European, American and Middle Eastern viewpoints on each other's societies, customs and cultures.)
  • DS154.16.P19.A28 1999 Jordanians, Palestinians and the Hashemite Kingdom in the Middle East Peace Process/ Adnan Abu-Odeh (Exploration of the relationship between Transjordanians and Palestinians from the 1920's to the very latest attempts to cope with competing national identities to sustain a peace process.)
  • DS247.O68.K43 1995    Oman and the World: The Emergence of an Independent Foreign Policy/ Joseph A. Kechichian.( A comprehensive review of Oman's foreign policy and the historical factors which have shaped it over the years.)
  • DS269.B33.S37 2000 Black Tents of Baluchistan/ Philip Carl Salzman. (Anthropological study of the complex history and society of the nomadic Blanch of southeastern Iran, with a comparison to other livestock-rearing mobile peoples of the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.)
  • **DS423.G33 2002 Culture and Customs of India / Carol E. Henderson. (General reference that provides coverage of the land, people, history; religion; world view; art and literature of India. Information on Indian architecture, food and dress, social structure, festivals, leisure activities, arts, social customs and lifestyles are also provided. Written at a high school level. Part of the Culture and Customs of Asia series.)
  • DS 493.9.G84.M344 2001   Love and Honor in the Himalayas: Coming to Know Another Culture/ Ernestine McHugh. (Ethnographic memoir of an American anthropologist among the Gurung people of Nepal and their Buddhist appreciation for equanimity.)
  • DS664.D57 1995    Discrepant Histories: Translocal essays on Filipino Cultures/ edited by Vicente L. Rafael. (Collection of essays written about Filipino culture and history by scholars based in Western English language institutions during the late 1980's to the early 1990's . The essays  probe the foundations of the Philippine nation-state and translocal cultures: mestizo social hierarchy, colonial medicine, penal colonies, nationalist desire, diasporic literatures, and gay beauty pageants.)
  • **DS664.R63 2001 Culture and Customs of the Phillipines/ Paul A. Rodell (The wide variety of Philippine traditions is seen in each topic covered: the land, people, history, religion and thought, literature and art, architecture, cuisine and fashion. The book also covers gender, marriage and family; festivals, media, film, and leisure activities, the arts, social customs, and lifestyles. Includes a historical, geographical and economic overview. Part of the Culture and Customs of Asia series.)
  • DS775.2.M63 2000 Modern Chinese Literary and Cultural Studies in the Age of Theory: Reimagining a Field/ edited by Rey Chow. (Examination of Chinese literature, art, film, popular culture, history, migration, and literary and cultural criticism by an international group of scholars.)
  • DS721.H71114 1999 Encountering the Chinese: A Guide for Americans/ Hu Wenzhong and Cornelius Grove. (Practical and sensitive cross-cultural analysis of Chinese culture as well as insights on how best to communicate and interact with the people of China.)
  • CMC DS799.5.T72 1985 Traditional Chinese Celebrations: Continuity and Change in Taiwan/ [Wendy L. Wong]  (Includes background information on Taiwan, lesson plans, and a slideshow about the Lantern Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, and the Moon Festival.)
  • CMC DS821.C66 1990 Cooperation in Japan: Elementary Literature Series, Part I-Grades Kindergarten-Third/ developed by Gary Mukai, The Japan Project. (Includes lesson plans, audiotape and slideshow based on the Japanese children's book, Oyoge Ooki na Koinobori [Fly, Big Carp Streamer] about  the celebration of Children's Day.)
AFRICAN HISTORY BACK TO SUBJECT LIST
  • DT19.A3 1993   Africa and the Disciplines: The Contributions of Research in Africa to the Social Sciences and Humanities/ edited by Robert H. Bates, V.Y. Mudimbe and Jean O’Barr. (Traces the impact of research in Africa on the disciplines of anthropology, economics, political science, philosophy, art history, world history and literature.)
  • DT30.5.A3545 2000   Africa in World Politics: The African State System in Flux /edited by John W. Harbeson, Donald Rothchild. (Addresses the interrelationship of Africa and global politics and their effect on one another. Also covers the variety of changing state systems in the continent.)
  • DT38.7.D36 1991   Beyond Safaris: A Guide to Building People-to-People Ties With Africa/ Kevin Danaher.  (Directory of global exchange programs available in Africa for students, volunteers, travelers, corporate and government workers.)
  • **DT70.A83 2002 Culture and Customs of Egypt/Molefi K. Asante(Asante, a noted scholar provides an overview of the land, people, history, education, tourism, religion, art and architecture, food, social customs and lifestyles, literature, media, cinema, and performing arts of Egypt. Part of the Culture and Customs of Africa series.)
  • CMC DT 428.5.M87 1995 What Do We Need to Live on Planet Earth? : A Case Study of Traditional Rural Life in East Africa : A Curriculum Unit for History and Social Studies  Grades 2-4 / developed by Carol Murphey and Kendra R. Wallace.  (Examines survival through the Masai and Kikiyu tribes of East Africa)
  • **DT510.4.S25 2002 Culture and Customs of Ghana/Steven J. Salm (Narrative on the cultural life and institutions in Ghana which have been influenced by a long history of Islamic and European contact. The book also covers recent changes in the cultural landscape. Part of the Culture and Customs of Africa series)
  • **DT515.4 .F35 2001 Culture and Customs of Nigeria. / Toyin Falola (Falola, Nigerian historian of renown, provides an up-to-date discussion of Nigerian culture that introduces to a Western audience the complexity of its society and the emerging lifestyles among its various peoples, comprising over 250 ethnic groups. Part of the Culture and Customs of Africa series.)
  • **DT649 .M85 2002 Culture and Customs of the Congo / Tshilemalema Mukenge. (This work contains information about Congolese geography, economy, politics and history from the slave trade to dictatorship. It also includes information on ancestral religions and changes wrought by western faiths. Coverage includes information on the ancestral literary heritage of the Congo as well as a survey of the arts, lifestyle, life events, and traditional and modern music and dance. Part of the Culture and Customs of Africa series. )
  • DT1949.R36.A3 1999 Across Boundaries: The Journey of a South African Woman Leader/ Mamphela Ramphele. (Memoir of the South African doctor, activist, university president, and colleague and lover of Steven Biko.)
  • **DT2908 .O96 2002 Culture and Customs of Zimbabwe/ Oyekan Owomoyela (Contains a range of information from n explanation of the beer culture to a discussion of marriage, family, and gender roles from the Zimbabwean perspective. The author also conveys the coexistence of traditional and Western forces today in such areas as religion and music. A chronology and glossary accompany the text Part of the Culture and Customs of Africa series. )
UNITED STATES
  • E158.A46 1988 American Ways: A Guide for Foreigners in the United States/ Gary Althen. (Cultural guide to U.S. customs, communicative styles and relationships written for non-Americans
UNITED STATES-RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES
  • E183.8.C5 T856 2000 Turning Bricks: Critical Incidents for Mutual Understanding Among Chinese and Americans/Mary Margaret Wang, Richard W. Brislin, Wei-zhong Wang, David Williams , and Julie Haiyan Chao.  (Collection of forty-one actual incidents of cultural misunderstanding, with discussions of possible solutions.)
  • E183.8.J3.M55 2001 Leaving Japan: Observations On the Dysfunctional U.S.-Japan Relationship/ Mike Millard. (Narrative of short vignettes that are  interwoven with interviews and personal reflections of an American writer who lived in Japan for eleven years. )
ETHNIC GROUPS                                                         BACK TO SUBJECT LIST
  • E184.A65.S48  1997 Bint Arab: Arab and Arab American Women in the United States / Evelyn Shakir. (Historical survey of Arab women in the United States from the 19th century to the present.)
  • E184.A1.H214 2000    Shopping for Identity: The Marking of Ethnicity/ Marilyn Halter. (Examines the theory that as immigrant groups gain economic security they tend to reinforce their ethnic identification by shopping and exercising their purchasing power with consequent effects on the marketplace and economy.)
  • E184.L34.A25 1997 Children of the Roomje: A Family's Journey from Lebanon/ Elmaz Abinder. (Chronicle of four generations of a Lebanese-American family, the conflicts between their cultural traditions and their  assimilation in the  U.S, and stories of those they left behind to endure war, famine, epidemics and family rivalries.)
  • E184.06.A28 1999 Across the Pacific: Asian Americans and Globalization/ edited by Evelyn Hu-DeHart. (Eight essays explore how transnational relationships and interactions in Asian American communities are articulated within the international context of the Pacific Rim. Topics covered include cultural dislocation, assimilation, the impact of new migrations on Asian American politics, and Asian American activism and U.S. foreign policy.)
  • E184.O6.L48 1998    Orientals: Asian Americans in Popular Culture/ Robert G. Lee. (Historical survey of Asian-Americans in the United States with  deconstructions of popular music, movies and personalities to show the creation of Asian-American stereotypes.)
AFRICAN-AMERICANS
  • Ref. E185.S574 1998 Atlas of African-American History and Politics: From the Slave Trade to Modern Times/ Arwin D. Smallwood with Jeffrey M. Elliot. (Visual history of African-American history and politics from 900 A.D. to the present.  Includes survey of African ancient history, the diaspora and American  exploration, enslavement, rebellion, freedom and religious and political movements.)
  • E185.61.B474 1998 Between Race and Empire: African - Americans and Cubans Before the Cuban Revolution/ edited by Lisa Brock and Digna Castaneda Fuertes. (Scholars from the United States and Cuba present eleven essays that trace the relations and racial perspectives of Cubans and African-Americans from the abolitionist era to the Cuban Revolution of 1959.)
  • E185.615.W493 1998 Seeing a Color-blind Future: The Paradox of Race/ Patricia J. Williams. (Five Reith lectures, which examine the part race and racial beliefs, play in our culture and a prescription for anti-racism.)
  • E185.97.P94.A3 1990 A Black Woman's Odyssey through Russia and Jamaica: the Narrative of Nancy Prince (Nineteenth century memoir of a well traveled African-American woman from New England. Prince's husband, who was also African-American, was a member of Tsar Alexander's court during the years 1825-33. In 1840 after her husband's death, Prince went to post-emancipation Jamaica as a missionary. )
MEXICO                                                                                             BACK TO SUBJECT LIST
  • F1210.C658 1997  Good Neighbors: Communicating with Mexicans/ John C. Condon. (Comparison of the cultures of Mexico and the United States, the misperceptions the inhabitants of these countries have of one another and suggestions for bridging the gap.)
  • F1210.C65818 1988 Buenos Vecinos: Communicandose con los mexicanos/ John C. Condon (Spanish edition of Good Neighbors: Communicating with Mexicans.)

GUATEMALA

  • **F1466.5.S52 2001 Culture and Customs of Guatemala / Maureen E. Shea.(The blend of Mayan and Ladino (Spanish speaking )cultural identities that shape Guatemala today permeates the author's discussion of history, religion, social customs, media, literature, cinema, performing arts, and contemporary art. Part of the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series)

EL SALVADOR

  • **F1483 .B64 200 Culture and Customs of El Salvador / Roy C. Boland (Overview of the smallest Hispanic country in the Western Hemisphere's history of wars and devastating earthquakes. Contains information about the land, history, people, economy, religion, education, traditional culture, popular entertainment, literature, media, and the arts. Part of the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series.)

COSTA RICA

  • **F1548 .H45 2000 Culture and Customs of Costa Rica / Chalene Helmuth
    Includes discussions of the biodiversity, ethnic makeup, history, education policies, and women's roles of Costa Rica. Also contains information indigenous faiths and Catholicism, as well as national traits, cuisine, family roles, media, literature, the arts and sports. Part of the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series.)

CUBA

  • **F1787 .L945 2000 Culture and Customs of Cuba / William Luis Provides detailed insight into Cuban culture in its historical context, religion, customs, economy, media, performing and creative arts, and cinema. Included in this discussion are contributions of Cubans in exile which the author considers an inherent part of Cuban culture. Part of the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series.)
  • F1789.N3.C37 2000 Reyita: The life of a Black Cuban Woman in the Twentieth Century as told to her Daughter Daisy  Rubiera Castillo /Maria de los Reyes Castillo Bueno. (Ninety years of the life of a Cuban woman known as “Reyita”. Begins with an account of the abduction of  Reyita’s grandmother from Africa.)

JAMAICA

  • **F1874 .M67 2001 Culture and Customs of Jamaica / Martin Mordecai and Pamela Mordecai (Focuses on the people, history, religion, education, language, social customs, media and cinema, literature, music, and performing and visual arts of Jamaica. Also contains information on Jamaican Creole and the Jamaican education system. Part of the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series.)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

  • **F1938.45 .B76 1999 Culture and customs of the Dominican Republic / Isabel Zakrzewski Brown(Contains chapters on the land, its history, and people; religions; social customs; media and film; literature; performing arts; architecture, art, sculpture, and photography. Attention is also given to the Dominican community in New York City, the Dominacanyors". Part of the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series.)

PUERTO RICO

  • F1976.D38 1987 Sponsored Identities: Cultural Politics in Puerto Rico/ Arlene M. Davila. (Focuses on the creation of a national identity by government and other agencies and the effect of commercialism.)

HAITI

  • **F1982.2 .D37 2001 Culture and Customs of Haiti / J. Michael Dash (Covers the evolution of this diverse society through discussions of the Haitian people, history, religion, social customs, media, literature and language, and performing and visual arts. Includes a section on writing in Creole. Part of the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series.)

VENEZUELA

  • **F2326 .D55 2001 Culture and Customs of Venezuela / Mark Dinneen (Authoritative overviews of the land, economy, people, and history; religions; social customs; media; cinema; literature; performing arts; and art and architecture of this oil-rich nation. Part of the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series.)

COLOMBIA

  • **F2279 .W55 1999 Culture and Customs of Colombia / Raymond Leslie Williams and Kevin G. Guerrieri. (The authors highlight the most notable aspects of contemporary Colombian culture including coffee production, Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, painter Fernando Botero, vallenato music. Introduces Colombia's history, geography, and economy, and the importance of the formalities of Catholicism in daily and civic life, as well as the significance of traditional foods and clothing. Part of the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series.)

CHILE

  • **F3099 .C286 2000 Culture and Customs of Chile / Guillermo I. Castillo-Feliú Contains chapters on history and people, religion, social customs, broadcasting and print media, literature, performing arts, fine arts and architecture. It also has a chronology and appendix of the Spanish of Chile. Part of the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series)
  • F3285.J4.A35 1998    Always From Somewhere Else: A Memoir of My Chilean Jewish Father/ Marjorie Agosin. (Companion to A Cross and A Star: Memoirs of a Jewish Girl in Chile. Recounts the story of the author's father's life and his family's migration from Odessa to Istanbul to Marseilles to Chile and finally to the United States.)

PERU

  • **F3448 .F37 2003 Culture and Customs of Peru / César Ferreira and Eduardo Dargent-Chamot (Surveys the breadth of Peru's culture from pre-Columbian times to today. Examines the progress toward social integration of the Indian and Hispanic populations. The authors illustrate how the diverse geography of the country--the Andes, coast, and jungle--has also had a role in shaping cultural and social expression, from history to art. Part of the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series)

ECUADOR

  • **F3738 .H34 2000 Culture and Customs of Ecuador / Michael Handelsman. Presents an overview of the history, religious institutions, literature, social customs, cinema, media, and visual and performing arts of Ecuador. Presents Ecuadorian society as a blend of pre-Colombian, colonial, modern, and postmodern cultural forces. Part of the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series.)

GEOGRAPHY

  • G465.S627 2001 Moving Live: 20th Century Women's Travel Writing/ Sidonie Smith (Examines the impact of technological advances in transportation on women's live and in their changing concepts of femininity, boundaries, personal space and freedom through their personal narratives. Includes essays on the work of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Amelia Earthart, Beryl Markham, Alexandra David-Neel and others.
  • **Ref. G1046.P97.B34 2001 The Penguin Atlas of Media and Information/Mark Balnaves, James Donald and Stephanie Hemelryk Donald (An accessible and visually engaging global review of the state of media and information services at the end of the twentieth century. Information is concisely presented in maps, charts and tables . There are not many statistics on developing countries.)
  • **Ref. G1046.R1.S65 2003 The Penguin Atlas of War and Peace/Dan Smith (An accessible and visually engaging global review of the global wars, disagreements, conflicts and disputes, with concise background information. Information is presented with the aid of cleverly designed maps, charts and graphs.)

ETHNOLOGY- SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

  • GN320.H328 1989 Cows, Pigs, War and Witches: The Riddles of Culture/ Marvin Harris. (Explanations of taboos, beliefs and practices of different cultural groups.)
  • GN496.C33 2000    Identifying Potential Ethnic Conflict: Application of a Process Model/ edited by Thomas S Szayna. (Outlines a theoretical model for anticipating the occurrence of communitarian strife and applies the model to two retrospective case studies, Yugoslavia and South Africa and two prospective case studies, Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia.)
  • GN496.G87 1993   Minorities at Risk: A Global View of Ethnopolitical Conflicts /Ted Robert Gurr. (Analysis of ethnopolitical conflict in every region of the globe to provide a comprehensive survey of 233 politically active communal groups.)
  • GN502.H36 1997 v.3 Handbook of Cross Cultural Psychology-Volume 3-Social Behavior and Applications. 2nd. edition/edited by John Berry, Marshall H.Segall, Cigdem Kagitcibasi. (Sequel to volume 5 [Social] and volume 6 [Psycho pathology] of the first edition of the Handbook of Cross Cultural Psychology. )
  • GN502.H86 1999    Human Behavior in Perspective: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Psychology/ Marshall H. Segall, Pierre R. Dasen, John W. Berry, Ype H. Poortinga. (Essays on gender, cognition, acculturation, and  development which demonstrate that human behavior is linked with the socio-cultural context in which it occurs.)
  • **GN 650.S65 A34 2001 Culture and Customs of Somalia/, Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi (Highlights include discussion of handcrafts and artisanry, distinctive architecture and nomad housing, camel culture, intriguing food and eating customs, rites of passage, leisure and economic pursuits, education, and the Somali musical genres. Also contains a chronology, glossary, and numerous photos. Part of the Customs and Cultures of Africa series.)
  • **GN659.K4 .S63 2003 Culture and Customs of Kenya/ N. W. Sobania (Narrative overviews highlighting Kenyan history, as well as the beliefs, vibrant cultural expressions, and various lifestyles and roles of the Kenyan population. Chapters on the land, people, and history; religion and worldview; literature, film, and media; art and architecture; cuisine and traditional dress; gender roles, marriage, and family; and social customs and lifestyle are up to date and written by a country expert. Part of the Customs and Cultures of Africa series.)
  • Juv. 301.2.C225 Cannibal In the Mirror / Paul Fleishman. (Quotations and illustrations from  historical documents describing the activities of  “primitive cultures” are paired with photographs of contemporary U.S. cultural practices.)
FOLKLORE
  • CMC GR335.R33 1995 The Rabbit In the Moon: Folktales From China and Japan a curriculum unit for upper elementary grades.  (Collection of lesson plans, activities and a slideshow based on eight Chinese and Japanese folktales that introduce students to different world perspectives and  similarities of other cultures to their own.)
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS
  • GT498.F66.W36 2000    Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China/ Wang Ping. (Examines the relationship of footbinding to Chinese culture, violence, sex, and language.)
  • GT2295.A35.H35 2000 Hair in African Art and Culture/ edited by Roy Sieber and Frank Herreman. (Field photographs and sculptures sample the rich variety of hair arrangements past and present in African life and art. Includes commentary on African-American hair and art.)
SPORTS
  • GV863.25.A1.J26 2000 Full Count: Inside Cuban Baseball /Milton H. Jamail. (Provides a framework for understanding importance and organization of Cuban baseball and its utilization by Fidel Castro as a unifying nationalistic force.)

SOCIAL STUDIES

  • **CMC H62.5.C27 S62 2002 Social Studies Through Discovery /(Jamaican teacher's handbookwithlesson plans.)
  • **HF1359 .W39 1995 Globalization / Malcolm Waters. (Guide to the concept of globalization in social theory and the social, economic and political consequences of globalization.)

ECONOMICS

  • HB501.H466 1995 Triumph of the Market: Essays on Economics, Politics, and the Media/ Edward S. Herman. (Collection of essays that examine the increasing national and global power and the reach of the market and its growing impact on all aspects of human  from the Persian Gulf War to reparations .)
  • HB2114.A3.S65 1999 Contesting Citizenship in Urban China: Peasant Migrants, the State and the Logic of the Market/Dorothy J. Soling. (Study of the Chinese peasant migration to cities during the transition from socialism in the early 1980's to the late 1990's, and their marginalization in urban life.)
  • HC59.15.B74 1998 Global Village or Global Pillage: Economic Reconstruction from the Bottom Up/Jeremy Brecher and Tim Costello. (Critique of the new economic world order which offers evidence that economic globalization largely benefits the affluent and harms the less affluent.)
  • Ref. HC59.8.G73 2000/01    Grants for Foreign and International Programs/Foundation Center ( Covers grants to organizations in foreign countries and to U.S. domestic recipients for international activities.)


NATIONAL PRODUCTION                                                                 BACK TO SUBJECT LIST

  • HC427.92.O35 1999 Rural China Takes Off: Institutional Foundations of Economic Reform/Jean C. Oi. (Study of  the rural industrialization in China during the 1980’s and how institutional changes, altering fiscal flows and property rights prompted local officials to pursue rapid industrial growth.)
  • HC462.9.J3283 1993 Japanese Cities in the World Economy/edited by Kuniko Fujita and Richard Child Hill. (Essays on the urban and industrial development of Japan's largest cities.)
INDUSTRY
  • HD30.2.M365 1996     Managing Knowledge: Perspectives   on Cooperation and Competition/edited by Georg von Krogh and Johan Roos. (Examination of current research on management of knowledge and knowledge transfer between and within organizations)
  • HD62.4.R 36 1999 Prism of Globalization: Corporate Responses to the Dollar /Subramanian Rangan and Robert Z. Lawrence.  (Examination of international pricing, sourcing and trade responses  of multi-national enterprises to shifts in the dollar)
  • HD78.S34 1999  New Perspectives on Economic Growth and Technological Innovation / F .M.  Scherer. (Traces the evolution of economic growth theory from the Industrial Revolution to the present and examines the effect of technological change.)
  • HD1691.E43 1999 Hydropolitics in the Third World: Conflict and Cooperation in International River Basins/ Arun P. Elhance.  (Examination of the physical, economic and political geography of six of the world's largest river basins, the possibilities for conflict and the efforts to develop agreements for sharing water resources.)
  • HD2336.T28.H75 1996 Living Rooms as Factories: Class, Gender, and the Satellite Factory System in Taiwan/ Ping-Chun Hsiung. (Study of the experiences of married women who work in the small-scale subcontracting factories of Taiwan and how their work and family lives have contributed to the GNP growth over the last three decades.)
  • HD5660.989.T43 1992 Technological Change and Co-Determination in Sweden/ Ake Sandberg, Gunnar Broms, Arne Grip, Lars Sundstrom, Jesper Steen, Peter Ullmark. (Examines how labor unions and corporations negotiate and cooperate on job design, computerization and technological change in the workplace.)
  • HD6057.5.U5.P84 1996 Puerto Rican Women and Work: Bridges in Transnational Labor/edited by Altagracia Ortiz. (Chronologically arranged essays offering historical, ethnographic and statistical information on Puerto Rican women writers in Puerto Rico and the United States.)
  • HD6073.C62.P164 1994 Global Production: The Apparel Industry on the Pacific Rim/edited by Edna Bonacich et. al..( Examines the social and political consequences of the globalization of the apparel industry in Asia, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the United States and the role of workers especially women.)

LAND USE

  • **HD 7287.95.C67 1999 No Trespassing!: Squatting, Rent Strikes, and Land Struggles Worldwide/ Anders Corr (Cross-cultural global look at the story of property struggle from the perspective of the homeless or landless participant. Considers the arguments for and against squatting in both urban and agricultural settings. The book contains examples of successes of movements organized by religious, social or economic groups. The different tactics employed such as legal remedies, political remedies, mass media campaigns or violent revolts are also described.)

GLOBALIZATION                                                                      BACK TO SUBJECT LIST

  • HF1359.F74 1999  The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization / Thomas L. Friedman.  (Views globalization as the integration of capital, technology, and information forming not only a single global market but also a global village.)
  • H1359.W39 1995    Globalization / Malcolm Waters.  (Guide to the concept of globalization in social theory and  the social, economic and political consequences of globalization.)
  • HF1359.S277 1998   Globalization and Its Discontents : essays on the new mobility of people and money/ Saskia Sassen.(Deals with topics such as the “global city”, gender, migration, information technology and the new dynamics of inequality between metropolitan business centers and lower income inner cities.)
  • HF1418.5.G582 1998 Globaphobia: Confronting Fears About Open Trade/Gary Burtless, Robert Z. Lawrence, Robert E. Litan, Robert J. Shapiro. (Examination of the economic benefits of globalization.)
  • HF1418.5.L39 1996 Vision For the World Economy: Openness, Diversity and Cohesion/ Robert Z Lawrence,. Albert Bressand, Taketoshi Ito.  (Presents a blueprint for an international policy of economic integration in which the nation is the fundamental political unit but joins other nations in pursuing common objectives.)
  • HF1746.R62 2000 Negotiating NAFTA: Explaining the Outcome in Culture, Textiles, Autos, and Pharmaceuticals/ Maryse Robert. (The author uses a theoretical framework of structure and process to examine the NAFTA negotiations and explain the mix of resources and tactics which created the outcomes.)
JOBS ABROAD
  • Ref. HF5381.K688 1999  Jobs for People Who Love to Travel: Opportunities at Home and Abroad/ Ron and Caryl Krannich. ( Contains information on effective job search strategies, study-abroad and internship opportunities and  careers leading to overseas employment.)
  • Ref. HF5382.55.D57 2000  Directory of Jobs and Careers Abroad/ Elisabeth Roberts. (Includes three sections: job searches including rules and regulations, specific careers and opportunities and contacts within Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and Australasia.)
  • Ref. HF5382.56.A78.G75 1996    Working in Asia/ Nicki Grihault. (In-depth facts on Asian countries, employment sources, student exchanges, addresses, and  everyday life, arranged by country.)
ADVERTISING
  • HF5813.U6.S55 1998 Soap, Sex and Cigarettes: A Cultural History of American Advertising / Juliann Sivulka. (Cultural examination of the effects of advertising from colonial times to the present in the United States.)
SOCIOLOGY                                                                                      BACK TO SUBJECT LIST
  • HM101.R54 1992   Globalization: Social Theory and Culture/ Roland Robertson.  (An analysis of globalization which examines the relative autonomy of culture, world systems theory, concepts of civilization, the historical development of the modern world and modernity.)
  • HM101.T633 1999  Globalization and Culture / John Tomlinson. (Explores the cultural implications of complex connectivity: global culture, cultural experience apart from locality, and the role of culture in "cosmopolitan politics".)
  • HM136.A93 1998 Culture and Conflict Resolution/ Kevin Avruch. (Explores divergent theories of social conflict, differing strategies that shape the conduct of diplomacy and the role that culture plays in conflict resolution.)
  • HM258.C843 2000 Culture Communication and Conflict: Readings in Intercultural Relations/ edited by Gary R Weaver. (Sixty-nine chapters sequenced to move from the interpersonal and domestic to international experience selected from academic texts, scholarly journals, major newspapers and magazines.)
  • HM621.C69 2002 Creative Destruction; How Globalization is Changing the World's Cultures/ Tyler Cowen (Covers the impact of technology on native arts, the impact of Hollywood movies, and the "dumbing down" of societies. Also examines the impact of cross-cultural trade on Trinidadian steel bands, Indian hand-weaving and music from Zaire.)
HOMOSEXUALITY AND LESBIANISM
  • Ref. HQ75.13.G37 2000 Gay Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia/ edited by George E. Haggerty. (Covers the complex history and wide cultural diversity of gay life. Includes a subject guide and an index.)
  • Ref. HQ75.5.L4395 2000 Lesbian Histories and Cultures : An  Encyclopedia/ edited by Bonnie Zimmerman. (Covers the complex history and wide cultural diversity of lesbian life. Includes a subject guide and an index.)
  • HQ76.5.G56 1999 Global Emergence of Gay and Lesbian Politics:National Imprints of a Worldwide Movement/ edited by Barry D. Adam, Jan Willem Duyvendak and Andre Krouwel (Discussions of the gay and lesbian movements and cultural and political life in the European Union, North America, Australia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Japan and South Africa.)
PROSTITUTION                                                                  BACK TO SUBJECT LIST
  • HQ117.M46 1999b Men Who Sell Sex: International Perspectives on Male Prostitution and HIV/Aids/ edited by Peter Aggleton. (Collection of essays which examine the motivations for male prostitution, the circumstances in which the sale of sex occurs, the meanings attached to the acts and the HIV-related risks of male sex workers in twenty-one countries.)
FAMILY
  • HQ 518.H85 2001    Families As We Are: Conversations from Around the World/Perdita Huston(Topically arranged interviews with families from Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, China, Mali, Uganda, Egypt, Jordan, Brazil, El Salvador and the United States of America.)
  • **HQ586.5.F35 1998 Family and the Quality of Gender relations in the Caribbean/ Wilma
    Bailey, Clement Branche, Gail Mc Garrity and Sheila Stuart
    (Report of a study conducted in Jamaica, Barbados and Dominica on the effect of family and culture on female stress, health and responsibility. It also explores male privileging in the society.)
  • **HQ586.5.G46 1998 Gender and the Family in the Caribbean: Proceedings of the Workshop
    "Family and the Quality of Gender Relations" 5-6 March 1997 / edited by Wilma Bailey.(Papers by Caribbean researchers and policy analysts to ascertain the current state of knowledge and understanding of the problems described in the study "Family and the Quality of Gender relations in the Caribbean". Examines gender relations conflicts, concepts of masculinity, power and authority structures in the household and patterns of spousal and domestic violence.)
  • Juv.O12 Always Prayer Shawl/Sheldon Oberman.(Follows the importance of a traditional prayer shawl and  the name Adam, in a family that immigrates from  Russia to the new world)
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
  • HQ777.9.H34 1998 Half + Half: Writers on Growing  Up Biracial +Bicultural/ edited by Claudine Chiawei O’Hearn.(Personal reflections on having dual or multiple heritages and the meaning of race and culture.)
GENDER
  • HQ1058.5.I5.C54 2000 Perpetual Mourning: Widowhood in Rural India/ Martha Alter Chen ( Focuses on the day-to-day realities of Hindu widows in rural India, and analyzes the effect of religious ideological constructions of widowhood  on customary practices and norms and  the social and economic challenges widows pose to the social order.)
  • HQ1075.5.E852.G35 2000    The Politics of Gender After Socialism: A Comparative -Historical Essay/ Susan Gal and Gail Kligman. (Systematic comparison of East Central European gender relations with those of western welfare states and with the presocialist, bourgeois past.)
  • **HQ1090.7.C27.C48 2001 Learning To Be A Man: Culture, Socialization and Gender Identity in Five Caribbean Communities/ Barry Chevannes (Study on male socialization based on qualitative research in urban and rural communities in Dominica, Guyana and Jamaica. Topics discussed include gender identity, gender relations, male socialization, parenting skills and differences between Afro-Caribbean and Indo-Caribbean communities.)
  • HQ1170.A73 1996 Arab Women: Between Defiance and Restraint/ edited by Suha Sabbagh.(Compilation of essays and interviews by prominent Arab women feminists examining the diverse daily lives and accomplishments of Arab women.)
  • HQ1170.W595 1991 Women, Islam and the State/ edited by Deniz Kandiyoti. (Collection of essays which examines the diversity of Islamic societies through the perspective of state political projects and their effects on women's lives.)
  • HQ1181.A78.W66 1995 Changing Lives: Life Stories of Asian Pioneers in Women's Studies/edited by the Committee on Women's Studies in Asia (Essays in which  thirteen women's studies pioneers from eleven Asian countries, describe their individual passages into feminism and their work in women's studies.)
  • HQ 1190.B74 1994 Nomadic subjects: Embodiment and Sexual Difference in Contemporary Feminist Theory/ Rosi Braidotti. (Philosophical exploration of feminism. )
  • HQ1206.C755 1986  Cross-Cultural Study of Women: A Comprehensive Guide/edited by Margot I. Duley and Mary I Edwards (Essays on gender inequity from  theoretical perspectives: gender stratification, economic status of women, Marxist and modernization theories, and studies of women and religion; area studies  are also included: India, China, Oceania, sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Islamic Middle East and North Africa.)
  • HQ1233.E55 1993 Sexual Politics at the End of the Cold War: The Morning After/ Cynthia Enloe.  (Focuses on the relationships between the politics of militarism and the politics of sexuality, the author links jobs, domestic life, military networks and international relations.)
  • HQ 1236.R57 1995 A Rising Public Voice: Women in Politics Worldwide/ edited by Alida Brill ( Essays , profiles and interviews women in politics from around the world, describe their elections, party politics, agendas and how their political styles differ from men. Includes articles about: Dianne Abbott, Gloria Bonder, M. Eugenia Charles and Wu Quing.)
  • HQ1240.D37 1999    Dangerous Intersections: Feminist Perspectives on Population, Environment, and Development/edited by Jael Silliman and Ynestra King. (Collection of essays which highlight the intersections of sexism, racism, and classism that blame women of color and third world women for the "population problem" linked with today's environmental crisis.)
  • HQ 1240.5.A357 A36 1997 African Feminism: The Politics of Survival in Sub-Saharan Africa edited by Gwendolyn Mikell. (Ten case studies of ten African states and the emergence of a distinctly African feminism.)
  • HQ1240.5.D44.S44 1995 Seeds 2: Supporting Women's Work Around the World/ edited by Ann Leonard ( Seven case studies of projects to generate income for women, improve their economic status and integrate them into various sectors of development both social and economic.)
  • HQ1240.5.L29.W67 1995       Women in the Latin American Development Process/ edited by Christine E. Bose and Edna Acosta-Belen. (Interdisciplinary studies that provide a historical and international framework for understanding the changing role of women in the political economy of Latin America and the Caribbean. Includes studies of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.)
  • HQ1657.J3.A3313 1996 Memories: My Life as an International Leader in Health, Suffrage, and Peace /Aletta Jacobs (English translation of the autobiography of the Dutch feminist, pacifist and medical pioneer who was a contemporary and colleague of Carrie Chapman Catt, Jane Addams and Susan B. Anthony.)
  • HQ1762.J38 1995 Japanese Women: New Feminist Perspectives in the Past, Present and Future/ edited by Kumiko Fujimura-Fanselow and Atsuko Kameda. (Essays that examine the growing gap between stereotypes and assumptions about women's roles and changing realities in Japan.)
  • HQ1767.W39 1999 Women in the Chinese Enlightenment: Oral and Textual Histories/ Wang Zheng.  (History of the development of Chinese feminism during the May Fourth era [1915-1925] with narratives of five activists of the period.)
  • HQ1784.S19 1997 Nawal El Saadawi Reader / Nawal El Sadaawi.  (Compilation of non-fiction by the eminent Egyptian feminist, writer, doctor and militant.)
  • HQ1793.S5.A3 1987    Harem years: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Feminist 91879-1924) /Huda Shaarawi. (Memoir of the Egyptian feminist leader, born to a wealthy upper-class family, married at 13 against her wishes, rebelled against gender constraints and contributed to Egypt's nationalist struggle which culminated in independence in 1922.)
CRIMINOLOGY
  • HV6604.C7.G37 1996 Noticia de un Secuestro/ Gabriel Garcia Marquez. (Examination of the 1990 kidnapping of journalists in Colombia by Pablo Escobar, head of the Medellin drug cartel.)
  • HV6322.3.A7.C37 1996 I Remember Julia: Voices of the Disappeared/ Eric Steiner Carlson.  (A reconstruction of the life of one of Argentina’s “disappeared” by a member of the  team of forensic anthropologists who exhumed and identified her remains.)
COMMUNISM
  • HX40.H5673 1998    Red Atlantis: Communist Culture in the Absence of Communism/J. Hoberman (Collection of essays which survey the work of Soviet and Eastern European artists, writers and filmmakers.)
POLITICAL SCIENCE                                                                      BACK TO SUBJECT LIST
  • JA84.A337.H36 1992 Handbook of Political Science Research on Sub-Saharan Africa: Trends from the 1960’s to the 1990s/ edited by Mark W. DeLancey. (Surveys of political research in the regions of Lusophone Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa, the Horn of Africa, Cameroon, and Equatorial  Africa.  Additional country surveys of South Africa, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria.)
  • JC311.A656 1991    Imagined Communities /Benedict Anderson (Examines the sense of nationality, the personal and cultural feeling of belonging to a nation and the processes that have created communities based on national identities: territorialization of religious faiths, development of vernacular languages-of-state and decline of antique kingship.)
  • JC 571.G525 2001 Giving Meaning to Economic Social and Cultural Rights/ edited by Isfahan Merali and Valerie Oosterveld (Essays by a group of human rights scholars and activists who call for the reintegration of economic, social and cultural rights into the human rights agenda. The contributors examine traditional notions of human rights which make categorization possible, then they discuss how a more holistic framework would produce a more meaningful analysis, and finally they consider how the rights can be monitored and enforced.)
  • JC599.I65.A38 2001 Human Rights in Iran: The Abuse of Cultural Relativism/ Reza
    Afshari (Examination of the claim of cultural exception to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the Islamic Republic of Iran. A case study of how Islamic culture and Iranian politics since the fall of the Shah have affected human rights policy in the state.)
  • JF1061.S57 1996    Power Sharing and International Mediation in Ethnic Conflicts/ Timothy D. Sisk (Study which draws on the activities and initiatives of the United States Institute of Peace, and includes  a survey of principal approaches, problems and successes, and suggestions for policymakers.)
  • JK4473.M35 1996 Managing Global Chaos: Sources and Responses to International Conflict/ edited by Chester A. Crocker and Fen Osler Hampson with Pamela Aall. (Forty essays examine traditional and emerging sources of discord and the full range of solutions for managing and resolving conflict. Includes seven case studies from various areas of the world.)
  • JN3971.A98.G723293 1998 German Greens: Paradox Between Movement and Party/ edited by Margit Mayer and John Ely. (Critical essays by German social scientists and activists and a selection of primary documents provide a comprehensive picture of the Green movement and party.)
  • JQ1879.A5.E43 1998  Elections and Conflict Management in Africa/ edited by Timothy D. Sisk and Andrew Reynolds. (Compilation of papers presented at an international symposium. Part I focuses on the role of electoral systems. Part II addresses the debate over electoral system choice: plurality or proportional representation.)
IMMIGRATION
  • JV6483.R45 1998  Unwelcome Strangers: American Identity and the Turn Against Immigration/ David M. Reimers. (Examination of the development of pro and anti- immigration arguments: cultural, economic, environmental and their effects on current policy.)
  • JV7048.F65 2000  From Ellis Island to JFK: New York’s Two Great Waves of Immigration/ Nancy Foner. (Comparative analysis of characteristics of recent immigrant groups with those of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  • JZ1238.U6.C37 1997    Careers in International Affairs/ edited by Maria Pinto Carland, Michael Trucano ( Overview of job opportunities in the private, public, government and non-profit sectors for persons interested in international affairs. Briefly describes the application process and job contacts for each employer.)
  • JZ1305.P74 2001 Preventive Negotiation: Avoiding Conflict Escalation/ edited by William Zartman. (Examination of  the use of negotiation in eleven issue areas of preventive diplomacy including : ethnic conflict, divided states, global natural disasters boundary problems and state disintegration.)
  • JZ1616.S34 1998 Russian Negotiating Behavior: Continuity and Transition / Jerrold L. Schecter. (Examination of strategies used in the Russian approach to negotiating for business, politics and diplomacy with cultural and historical background information.)
  • JZ1305.C64 1997 Negotiating Across Cultures: International Communication in an Independent World/ Raymond Cohen. (Exploration of the cultural factors that have affected U.S. dealings with Japan China, India, Egypt and Mexico. Conclusion contains ten specific recommendations for the intercultural negotiator.)
  • JZ6010.P42 1997   Peacemaking in International Conflict: Methods and Techniques/ edited by I. William Zartman and J. Lewis Rasmussen. (Presentation of traditional approaches to peacemaking: bargaining and negotiation, third party mediation, arbitration and adjudication. Also contains “nonofficial” approaches such as problem-solving workshops, conflict transformation and training.)
LAW
  • KL5194.L39 2001  Law and Sexuality: The Global Arena/ edited by Carl Stychin and Didi Herman. (International group of scholars of law and sexuality examine the current state of the global intersections between law, sexuality and social change.)
  • KMK1527.K34 2000 Reproducing Jews: A Cultural Account of Assisted Conception in Israel/ Susan Martha Kahn. (Ethnographic study of new reproductive technologies in Israel and the cultural meanings and contemporary rabbinic responses to them.)
EDUCATION                                                                           BACK TO SUBJECT LIST
  • **LA217.2.C86 1997 Brave New Schools: Challenging Cultural Illiteracy Through Global Learning Networks/ Jim Cummins and Dennis Sayers (The authors advance an educational concept in which children, connected by the Internet, communicate across geographical, cultural, and other barriers. Also serves as a guide for parents and teachers, with a listing of K-12 networking resources, lists of materials, and descriptions of successful networking activities. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)
  • LA227.4.K65 1998 Failing the Future: A Dean Looks at Higher Education in the Twenty-first Century/ Annette Kolodny. (Examination of the challenges of changing demographics on campus, accelerating globalization of higher education and advanced research, and the necessity for greater interdisciplinarity in higher education.)
  • **CMC LB43.U53 2003 Understanding Your International Students: An Educational, Cultural and Linguistic Guide/edited by Jeffra Flaitz (Short entries on countries whose students top the international student enrollment in U.S. schools, such as Haiti, Japan, Egypt, Morocco, and Korea.) Each country profile includes cultural summary, educational information on curricula, class size, student-parent-teacher interactions, teaching and learning styles, appropriate classroom behavior, and problem/ solution scenarios in U.S. classrooms. )
  • LB43.R43 2000    Non-Western Educational Traditions: Alternative Approaches to Educational Thought and Practice/Timothy Regan. (Examines the educational traditions of  African, MesoAmerican, Native American, Chinese, Hindu, Buddhist, Rom and Islamic  peoples.)
  • LB45.T64 1990 Transcending Stereotypes: Discovering Japanese Culture and Education/ edited by Barbara Finkelstein, Anne E. Imamura, Joseph J. Tobin. (Cultural primer and intercultural text which presents an overview of Japanese society, culture and education  together with an examination of intergroup tensions.)
  • LB1044.Z45 2000    Film and Video Resources for International Educational Exchange/ Lee Zeigler ( Catalog of documentary and feature films to support international exchange programs on topics such as orientation to other countries, cultural interaction and conflicts and reentry.  A Subject index is provided.)
  • LB1044.87.H54 1998 High Wired: On the Design, Use , and Theory of Educational MOOS/edited by Cynthia Haynes and Jan Rune Holmevik. (Informative essays on the context, history, technology creation and administration of MOOS, [multi-user object-oriented environments] by experts in the field.)
  • LB1068 .M47 1994  Visual "literacy": image, mind, and reality / Paul Messaris.  (Analyzes the process by which people interpret and respond to visual media and discusses the social and political agendas that may underlie the use of visual manipulation.)
  • LB1578 .C75 1998  Critical issues in early second language learning: building for our children's future / edited by Myriam Met.(Professional resource book provides state of the art insights and information about second language study in the elementary school.)
  • LB1576.K83 2001 Dimensions of Literacy : A Conceptual Base for Teaching Reading and Writing in School Settings/Stephen B. Kucer (Provides in depth coverage of the linguistic, cognitive, sociocultural and developmental literacy. Links between theory and research to actual practice are included in each chapter.)
  • LB1715 .P734 1997    Preparing teachers for cultural diversity / edited by Joyce E. King, Etta R. Hollins, Warren C. Hayman. (Researchers in teacher education explore the theoretical parameters and practical dimensions of change needed to prepare teachers to be effective in culturally diverse settings.)
  • **CMC LB2157.A3.S9 2002 Student Teacher's Handbook: a guide for effective teaching practice / Hyacinth Rose and Ralston Rose. (Handbook encompassing orientation, observation, accountability, classroom management, learner characteristics, strategies and an overview of the Jamaican educational system developed in Jamaica for Caribbean teachers.)
  • V2113  A Different Place: The Intercultural Classroom and Creating Community (Intercultural experiences in a college classroom, includes a written guide.)
  • V2135    Pedagogy, Research, and Practice: Case Studies of Change (Documents changes in two secondary school classrooms and explores the rationale for change)
HIGHER EDUCATION / STUDY ABROAD
  • LB2322.2.G56 1998  Globalization of Higher Education/ edited by Peter Scott. (Proceedings of the 1998 Conference of the Society for Research into Higher Education that examined prospects of global change now facing higher education)
  • Ref. LB2337.2.F586 1996 Financial Resources for International Study: A Guide for U.S. Students and Professionals /edited by Marie O’Sullivan and Sara J. Steen.
  • LB2343.A39 1995    Handbook of Foreign Student Advising/Gary Althen. (Handbook based on personal and professional experience which examines the issues and processes underlying effectively dealing with foreign students on United States college campuses.)
  • LB2361.5.R43 1998 Reforming the Higher Education Curriculum: Internationalizing the Campus (Based on papers presented at a faculty/student seminar at the University of Minnesota)
  • LB2375.H467 1997 Studying Abroad/Learning Abroad: an abridged edition of the Whole World Guide to Culture Learning/ J.Daniel Hess. (An exploration of and guide to culture learning. Includes a discussion of the re-entry experience)
  • LB2375.O67 1990 Impacts of Study Abroad Programmes on Students and Graduates / Susan Opper, Ulrich Teichler and Jerry Carlson. (Analysis of leading examples of study abroad programs in United Kingdom, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Sweden and the United States which examines effects on students’ foreign language competence, cultural impacts, academic performance, learning strategies and future employment.)
  • Ref. LB2375.V32 2000/01  Vacation Study Abroad 2000/2001/edited by Sara J. Steen. (Information on summer programs and short courses during the academic year, over half of  which are sponsored  by U.S. accredited colleges and universities)
  • Ref. LB2376.A22 2000/01 Academic Year Abroad 2000/2001 /edited by Sara J. Steen. (Information on study abroad programs that take place during the academic year.)
  • LB2376.K38 1992 Students Abroad: Strangers At Home: Education for a Global Society / Norman L. Kauffmann, Judith N. Martin, Henry D. Weaver with Judy Weaver. (Survey of research findings concerning myriad student outcomes resulting from study abroad opportunities.)
  • LB2376.L3 1994 Encounters with Difference: Student Perceptions of the Role of Out-of-Class Experiences in Education Abroad/ Michael R. Laubscher. (Examination of the extra-curricular cultural learning experiences of students in study-abroad programs.)
  • LB2376.N26 1997    NAFSA's Guide to Education Abroad for Advisers and Administrators/ edited by William Hoffa and John Pearson. (Topically arranged handbook which covers: advising, financial aid, and program development and evaluation. Bibliography of resources is included.)
  • LB2376.W26 2000   Writing Across Cultures: An Introduction to Study Abroad and the Writing Process./ Kenneth Wagner and Tony Magistrale (Describes creation of an analytical notebook in which study abroad students can record and analyze their cross-cultural observations and develop new understandings of their experiences.)

EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY

  • **LC210.8.J25.E82 2001 Inside Jamaican Schools/ Hyacinth Evans. Collection of ethnographic research articles that provide the first up - close view of Jamaican schools and classrooms based on the actual experiences from the perspectives of students and teachers. Includes chapters on streaming, Creole language, curriculum and teaching with a historical survey of the development of attitudes and practices, and their connection to educational theory.

DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION                                                      BACK TO SUBJECT LIST

  • LC212.2 .H68 1999  We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools / Gary R. Howard. (Compendium of personal experiences, educational theories and research on multiculturalism including reflections on racism, social dominance and the transformation necessary to become an effective teacher of students of diverse backgrounds.)
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
  • LC1090.B69 1992 Bridges to the Future: Strategies for Internationalizing Higher Education/edited by Charles B. Klasek. (Essays by leaders in the field of international education.)
  • LC 1090.K38 1996     Learning From Success : Campus Case Studies in International Development / Ann Kelleher. (Reports of programs from 25 campuses.)
MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
  • **CMC LC 1099.2.G47 1996 47% American: Coping With Cultural Issues In Middle School: Teacher's Guide with Complete Student Text/Lucie Germer (An integrated curriculum text for ESL students. Addresses difficulties in negotiating a new culture, and the problems of adolescence. Also addresses stereotypes and biases.)
  • LC1099.3.D55 1999 Race and Culture in the Classroom: Teaching and Learning Through Multicultural Education/ Mary Dilg. (Essays written from teacher's point of view about the effects of race and culture on students and teachers.)
  • CMC LC1099.3.C84 2001    Culturally Responsive Teaching: Lesson Planning for Elementary and Middle Grades/ Jacqueline Jordan Irvine and Beverly Jeanne Armento et. al. (Contains lesson plans in four units: science, social studies , mathematics and language arts, that integrate the history and culture of specific minority groups into examples for instructional use by teacher education students.)
  • LC1099.3.M85 1997 Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives/ edited by James A. Banks and Cherry A. McGee Banks. (Nature of culture and groups in the United States: social class, religion, gender, race , ethnicity and language and the way in which they interact to influence student behavior.)
  • LC1099.3.P64 2000 Politics of Multiculturalism and Bilingual Education: Students and Teachers Caught in the Crossfire/Carlos J. Ovando and Peter McLaren. (Leading scholars provide an examination of both the  theory and practice of multiculturalism and bilingual education and their political and pedagogical effects.)
  • LC1099.3.S69 2000 Intersection of Cultures: Multicultural Education in the United States and the Global Economy 2nd. ed. /Joel Spring. (Comprehensive survey of multicultural education which covers the topics of dominant, dominated and immigrant cultures, cultural frames of reference and teaching perspectives. Each chapter concludes with questions for personal reflection.)
ETHNIC MINORITIES
  • LC3731.S68 2001 Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality : A Brief History of Dominated Cultures in the United States (3rd.ed) / Joel Spring. (Focuses on the educational, legal, and social construction of race and racism, and educational practices related to deculturalization, segregation and the civil rights movement.)
NATIONAL MUSIC
  • **CMC ML2115.T39 2002 Let Us Sing: Hymns, Songs and Choruses for Caribbean Schools/ Compiled by Godfrey Taylor, Claudette Campbell and Dolores Flemming (Collection of 150 songs from Caribbean and African-American and European traditions. The collection includes songs with reggae, mento and calypso rhythms. Each song has an accompanying music score. Songs are arranged by topic such as patriotism, courage and Christian holidays.)
  • Spec. Coll. ML 3465.A95 1997 Merengue: Dominican Music and Dominican Identity/Paul Austerlitz. (Explores the African and Iberian roots of merengue and traces its growth under dictator Rafael Trujillo and its renewed popularity as an international music.)
  • Spec. Coll. ML3565.M37 2000 East Indian Music in the West Indies: Tan-Singing, Chutney and the Making of Indo-European Culture/ Peter Manuel. (Study of the cultural and musical traditions of the descendants of  East Indians in Trinidad and Guyana.)
  • ML3760.E9 2000    In Griot Time: An American Guitarist in Mali/Banning Eyre. (Account of an American's six-month musical apprenticeship to Djelimady Tounkara, a leading Malian musician.)
  • V2146   JVC Anthology of World Music and Dance (30 tapes) (Brief examples of folk music and dance of more than thirty countries, with explanations in the accompanying guide.)
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  • CMC  MT1.W93 1996 World Musics in Education/ edited by Malcolm Floyd. (Examination of world musics, its part in intercultural policy, practical applications in the classroom, and the experiences of its uses in music education in Ghana and Kenya.)
ART
  • N6502.5.B36 2001 Twentieth Century Art of Latin America/Jacqueline Barnitz (Examines Latin American Art from the points of views of its own artists and critics.)
ADVERTISING ART
  • NC730.C69 1995    Cross-Cultural Design: Communicating in the Global Marketplace/ Henry Steiner and Ken Haas. (Collection of  designs created by leading graphic designers handling assignments outside of their own cultures. Includes practical information for working in foreign countries.)
  • NC998.4.A125 1997    6 Chapters in Design: Bass, Ivan Chermayeff, Milton Glaser, Paul Rand, Ikko Tanaka, Henryk Tomaszewski (Six modern designers who have indelibly marked world culture.)
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

PHILOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS

  • P40.5.L562.S716 2001 Multilingualism in Spain: Sociolinguistic and Psycholinguistic Aspects of Linguistic Minority Groups /Edited by Teresa Turrell (Essays and analysis of the different linguistic groups in Spain. Essays include treatment of the established minority groups , Catalan, Basque and Galician as well as the Occitan, Asturian, Sign Language, Gitano, and Jewish communities. Newer immigrant groups such as the Brazilian, Cape Verdean, Chinese, Italian, Maghrebi, Portuguese, UK and US communities are also covered.)
  • P40.8.V65 2001    Voices of Authority: Education and Linguistic Difference /Monica Heller and Marilyn Martin-Jones. (Essays which examine the question of whose language is to be spoken in the public and private life spheres. Essays examine the topic in Peru, Botswana, England, Australia and Burundi and other countries.)
  • Ref. P51.R66 2000 Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning/ edited by Michael Byram. (International encyclopedia for professionals in language teaching: teachers, teacher educators, assessors, testers, curriculum designers and materials producers. Includes a thematic list of entries and an index.)
  • P51.F58 2000 Form and Meaning: Multiple Perspectives/edited by James F. Lee and Albert Valdman. (Essays commenting on theory, research and pedagogical applications  of the relationship and relative importance of  the formal treatment of grammar and communicative competence in language learning.)
  • P53.45.K73 1993 Context and Culture in Language Teaching/ Claire Kramsch. (Regards cultural knowledge in language learning as an essential educational objective as well as  a necessary aspect of communicative competence.)
  • P95.54 .W55 1995   Rooster's Egg: On the Persistence of Prejudice  / by Patricia J. Williams. (Examination of the racial, social and gender stereotypes found in contemporary U.S. society.)
  • P96.T42.D45 1997   Parchment, Printing , and Hypermedia: Communication in World Order Transformation /Ronald J. Deibert. (The author uses media theory and historical analysis to explore  the effect of new digital-telecommunication technologies on the distribution of political power.)
  • Ref. P106.C765 2000 Words on Words: Quotations About Language and Languages/David Crystal and Hilary Crystal. (Linguistic quotations arranged  thematically by subject : language languages, analyzing language, good and bad language, words, style, genre and variety. Contains indexes