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Probe the world's diverse populations and infuse your classroom with a deeper understanding of its peoples. Each essay considers the meaning and significance of symbols, activities, behaviors, and beliefs of a culture. Topics range from unique customs to annual festivities and from specific human-interest stories to broad reviews of cultural themes.
   


 

  Highlights the meeting of cultures, issues related to modernization, and cultural loss or continuity in the face of change.
 
  Discusses human nature, values, beliefs, lifestyles, traditions, and practices.
 
  Journeys into popular wisdom
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  Looks at the ethnic and regional heritage of various segments of the United States.
 


 
May 2009 Contents
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CROSSROADS

New Zealand's Asian Muslims

by Neena Bhandari

Folk Ballads Used to Deter Crossings

by Marisol LeBrón
FOLK WISDOM

The Frog's Skin

by Marjory Wardrop
HERITAGE

Mary Surratt: She Who Kept the Nest

by Helen Mondloch
PEOPLES

Rickshaw Respect: The Work of Irfan Alam

by Neeta Lal
WORLD HERITAGE

The Beginning of the End for Hunter-Gatherers

by Graham Chandler

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