Bibliograph

Culture and customs of the United States, edited by Benjamin F. Shearer

Type

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Culture and customs of the United States, edited by Benjamin F. Shearer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Culture and customs of the United States

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

173748324

Responsibility statement

edited by Benjamin F. Shearer

Series statement

Culture and customs of North America

Summary

Depicts the full montage of American contemporary life by not only studying the past, but by also visiting the cultures of European, Middle Eastern, African, and Asian countries as well

Table Of Contents

Volume 1. Customs and Society -- 1. Context :The Land, the People, the Past, the Present / Benjamin F. Shearer -- 2. Religion and Thought / Benjamin F. Shearer -- 3. Gender, Marriage, Family and Education / Ellen Baier -- 4. Holidays and Leisure / Wende Vyborney Feller -- Volume 2. Culture -- 5. Cuisine and Fashion / Benjamin F. Shearer -- 6. Literature / William P. Toth -- 7. Media and Cinema / Agnes Hooper Gottlieb -- 8. Performing Arts / Pamela Lee Gray -- 9. Art, Architecture and Housing / Benjamin F. Shearer

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Contributor