A New Introduction to AMerican provides a coherent portrait of American history, literature, culture and society, and also deals with some of the central themes and preoccupations of American life.

This hugely successful text provides students of American studies with the perfect background and introductory information on contemporary American life.

American Civilization is a comprehensive introduction to contemporary american life. It discusses the key dimensions of American society including geography and the environment, immigration and minorities, government and politics, the legal system,

American Cold War Culture guides the reader through recent and established theories as well as introducing a number of previously neglected themes, films and texts.

American Cultural Studies examines the tensions that exist within the multi-faceted and multi-cultural mix of American life. The authors offer an introduction to central themes in modern American culture and explore a range of approaches to their interpr

This groundbreaking book looks at changing patterns of American thought and culture at the dawn of the new millennium, a time in which the world's richest nation has never been more powerful or controversial.

British Civilization: A Student's Dictionary is an invaluable reference guide to the British way of life.It explains the often puzzling and confusing terms and phrases used routinely in Britain and by British people.

Rigorously updated and revised, British Civilization provides a comprehensive introduction to a wide range of aspects of today's Britain, including its country and people, politics and government, education, the economy, the media, arts, and religion.

In British Cultural Identities Mike Storry and Peter Childs assess the degree to which being British impinges on the identity of the many people who live in Britain.

Completely amended and updated to include cultural events since 1997, this very welcome second edition is the complete introduction to culture and the arts in Britain today.

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Von alten Naturreligionen bis zu modernen Sekten. Ursprung und Geschichte aller Religionen. Rund 4 000 Stichwörter, 200 Abbildungen, Literaturverzeichnis, Register.