Curated by: Ellen Metter, Indiana Mezta, Sasha Castillo

Want to learn about a culture you’re unfamiliar with? The books and databases below give you an idea of just how much the Library has to offer.

Collections like CultureGrams let you narrow your search to one country, then supplies information on local customs related to greetings, dating, marriage, eating, visiting, and much more. You’ll also find information on worldwide customs, religious life, society, rituals, celebrations, and more through articles, videos and books using the Start My Research search box on the Library’s home page. 

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    Global Eating: Learning from Other Cultures

    by Ernie Geefay

    What can we learn from other cultures about food and nutrition? Some countries share our love for food yet manage to avoid our epidemic of obesity. How do they do it? By studying how other…

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    Global Eating: Learning from Other Cultures

    by Ernie Geefay

    What can we learn from other cultures about food and nutrition? Some countries share our love for food yet manage to avoid our epidemic of obesity. How do they do it? By studying how other…

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    Death, Dying, and the Afterlife: Lessons from World Culture

    by The Great Courses

    From euthanizing a sick dog to slaughtering cows for food, how do we reconcile our feelings about killing when it comes to the non-human animals around us?

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    Pop Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean

    by Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols

    This insightful book introduces the most important trends, people, events, and products of popular culture in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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    Access to Asia

    by Sharon Schweitzer

    Access to Asia presents a deeply insightful framework for today's global business leaders and managers, whether traveling from Toronto to Taipei, Baltimore to Bangalore, or San Francisco to…

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    Access to Asia

    by Sharon Schweitzer

    Access to Asia presents a deeply insightful framework for today's global business leaders and managers, whether traveling from Toronto to Taipei, Baltimore to Bangalore, or San Francisco to…

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    Global Business Etiquette

    by Jeanette Martin

    This book provides the invaluable intercultural knowledge to help you make a deal, sell your product, or find a joint venture, no matter where your business takes you.

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    Global Business Etiquette

    by Jeanette Martin

    This book provides the invaluable intercultural knowledge to help you make a deal, sell your product, or find a joint venture, no matter where your business takes you.

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    From Famine to Fast Food

    From Famine to Fast Food

    by Ken Albala

    This book examines how diet affects health in countries around the world, discussing how the availability of food and the types of foods eaten influence numerous health factors and are tied to the…

    From Famine to Fast Food

    From Famine to Fast Food

    by Ken Albala

    This book examines how diet affects health in countries around the world, discussing how the availability of food and the types of foods eaten influence numerous health factors and are tied to the…

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    Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life

    by Timothy L. Gall

    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,…

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    Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life

    by Timothy L. Gall

    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,…


Online Resources Highlights

Academic Video Online

Use this Academic Video Online Database

Including such diverse titles as Celebration of Life: Dances of the African-Guyanese and How the World Dresses: Clothing and the Global Culture. 

Films on Demand

Use this Films on Demand Database

Online 24/7 access to more than tens of thousands of educational films, including the Business Culture series, covering China, Japan, Germany, India, Australia, and more. 

eHRAF World Cultures

Use this eHRAF World Cultures Database

Information on all aspects of cultural and social life collected by anthropologists. Practical Guide to Using eHRAF: http://tinyurl.com/owbexny

CultureGrams

Use this CultureGrams Database

Learn societal and cultural details of hundreds of nations through country-specific reports. With maps, data, photos and videos local experts document details of each country's customs, traditions, religion, and daily life including such aspects as…

The Monthly Featured Resources of November Contributors: Ellen Metter, Sasha Castillo, and Indiana Mezta.

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