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Countries and Their Cultures
This resource serves as a guide to cultural beliefs and practices worldwide. Each entry describes the culture of a specific country, including what is universal in that region, and what varies from group to group. Also addressed are topics of etiquette in each country, as well ethnic relations issues. Illustrated, with bibliographies.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] GN307 .C68 2001 -- v.1-4


Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. Jeffrey Lehman, ed. 2nded. Detroit: Gale, 2000. 3 vols.
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America contains 152 original essays (about 8,000-12,000 words each) on specific minority and ethnic groups in the U.S., with an emphasis on culture (religions, holidays, customs, language) in addition to information on historical background and settlement patterns. The Encyclopedia also covers ethnoreligious groups such as Jews, Chaldeans and Amish.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] E 184.A1 G14 2000 -- v1-3
http://tinyurl.com/kka4g8

Encyclopedia of American Social History
A three-volume set of thematic essays on American history "from the bottom up," the history of "everyday life," and the history of the power relationships that "unite and divide us according to such overlapping categories as gender, race, ethnicity, religion, social class, and sexual and political orientation." Lengthy, signed articles with extensive bibliographies.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HN 57 .E58 1993 -- v.1-3


Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life. Timothy L. Gall and Jeneen Hobby, eds. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2009. 5 vols.
Covers cultural groups in Asia, Europe, the Americas and Africa. Each volume is organized by continent, covering history, politics, customs, religion, education, human rights issues, teen life, and more.
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http://tinyurl.com/n5dftp

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. 11thed. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 6 vols.
Entries for each country include information of geography and climate, the environment, population, ethnic groups, religions, transportation system, history, government and politics, the military, international relations, trade and economics, income, agriculture and industry, science and technology, social development, health, housing, education, culture, and tourism, with a short bibliography for further reading. Volume 1 is devoted to the United Nations, while the other four volumes cover Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania, and Europe.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] G 63 .W67 2004 -- v.1-6
http://tinyurl.com/nf9mjm

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Subject Dictionaries


The Dictionary of Global Culture
This dictionary is meant to address the "most important cultural contributions" of world civilizations. Alphabetical entries, penned by subject experts, provide an introduction to people, places, movements, beliefs, religious and social practices, and many other cultural phenomena.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] CB9 .D53 1997

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Handbooks


Europa World
Online version of Europa world year book and the nine Regional surveys of the world: Africa South of the Sahara; Central and south-eastern Europe; Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia; The Far East and Australasia; The Middle East and North Africa; South America, Central America, and the Caribbean; South Asia; The USA and Canada; and: Western Europe, combined into a searchable database. Restricted to Union College community
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http://www.europaworld.com/welcome

A Guide to Countries of the World, revised second edition 2007
This global handbook contains separate entries for every country in the world. Each entry gives a succinct overview covering the contemporary social, economic, religious and political issues that shape the country. It also contains vital statistics such as GDP, life expectancy, income distribution, and internet use.
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http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t42

A Nation of Peoples : A Sourcebook on America's Multicultural Heritage
Includes 27 essays, written by scholars, representative of the racial, religious, and ethnic groups covered. The essays focus on each group's efforts to adapt to American society economically, politically, and culturally. Alphabetically arranged by ethnic group.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] E184.A1 N2866 1999

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Other Sources


Multicultural films : a reference guide
Brief synopses and critiques of 150-plus motion pictures addressing issues of race and ethnicity in the U.S. Organized into sections by race/ethnic group--African American, Arab American and Middle Eastern American, Asian American, European American, Latino/a American, Native American, and intercultural.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] PN1995.9.M56 W45 2005


Racial and Ethnic Diversity : Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Whites
Provides a profile of America and an update to 2000 census data, revealing the patterns of change that are reshaping society. The text details the social and economic well-being of American Indians, Asians, blacks, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic whites, presenting a snapshot of each of these populations and how they compare and contrast with one another. The material is organized into five sections on the major racial and ethnic groups, followed by a sixth section for the total population. Each section includes chapters on education, health, housing, income, labor force, living arrangements, population, spending, and wealth. Also included is a seventh section on attitudes and behavior by race and Hispanic origin.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] E184.A1 R78 2006


Voices of multicultural America : notable speeches delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans, 1790-1995
Presents a look at history through 230+ speeches by some 130 prominent African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans from the late 1700s through early 1995. Each entry includes a biographical sketch that provides information on the listee's life and career, and frames the context for the speech that follows.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] PS663.M55 64 1996

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Voice of the Shuttle: Cultural Studies
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2709
"Cultural studies on this page designates the intersection between cultural criticism/theory and selective resources in sociology, media studies, postcolonial studies, economics, literature, and other fields chosen to represent the alignments that now signify "culture" for the contemporary humanities."

Diversity Web
http://www.diversityweb.org
DiversityWeb is part of a larger communications initiative entitled Diversity Works. Supported by grants from the Ford Foundation, this initiative is designed to create new pathways for diversity collaboration and connection, via the World Wide Web and more traditional forms of print communication.

Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2721
Minority resources by subject from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Race and Ethnicity
http://race.eserver.org/
The Race and Ethnicity collection, one of over forty literary collections on the EServer, consists of reference material, essays, and other works addressing issues of race and ethnicity in the United States.

Library of Congress Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Like the book series on which this online resource is based, Library of Congress Country Studies "presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors." It focuses on 101 "lesser known areas of the world or regions in which U.S. forces might be deployed." Perform keyword searches across all studies, or browse the list of countries and areas for individual profiles.

Global Gateway: World Cultures and Resources
http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html
The Library of Congress offers this site, rich with electronic resources related to cultures and culture studies. "Portals to the World" links to information for individual countries and regions. This resource also provides links to the home pages of each of the area studies reading rooms at the Library of Congress, descriptions and images from the print and digital collections, digital exhibitions on international themes, and culture-related research guides.

Google Directory: Area Studies
http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Social_Sciences/Area_Studies/
Organized by categories and web pages.

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Area Studies News
http://www.newstin.com/us/area-studies
Top Stories, Press Releases, Blogs, and more. Create shortcuts to favorite items.

Library.PressDisplay News
http://library.pressdisplay.com/
PressDisplay provides online access to today's newspapers from around the world in full-color, full-page format. The ever- expanding collection currently includes over 260 titles. Viewers can browse articles and other key content, such as pictures, advertisements, classifieds, and notices. The service also provides a 60-day backfile and the ability to perform keyword searches within any issue.

Two services included in the Databases & Indexes section, JSTOR and Project Muse, offer full-text access to journals by discipline. Users can search or browse by category/subject. JSTOR - Browse by Discipline.  Project Muse includes Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Folklore, International Relations, and more.

World Factbook - a gazetteer of country profiles compiled and updated by the Central Intelligence Agency

Country and Region Reports - available toUnion College community via LexisNexis Academic

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UC Berkeley - International and Area Studies course presents a multidiciplinary perspective on different subjects relating to current international events and crisis.

CHIASMOS: University of Chicago International and Area Studies Multimedia Outreach Source provides recordings of conferences, lectures, presentations, and more.