[University of South Alabama]

Multicultural Studies

Selected Resources

http://library.southalabama.edu

August 2006
(251) 460-7025

The following is a guide to library resources that may prove useful. It is not an exhaustive list; please check at the reference desk (2nd floor north) or send us email at (webref@jaguar1.usouthal.edu) for help in locating additional materials.

Encyclopedias

Continuum Encyclopedia of Native Art: Worldview.  Ref.. E 98 A7 .W49 2000
Death and the Afterlife: a Cultural Encyclopedia.  Ref. GT 3150 .T25 2000
Encyclopedia of African History and Culture. Ref. DT 3 .P27 2001
Encyclopedia of African Peoples.  Ref. DT 15 .E53 2000
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American & Caribbean Cultures. Ref. F 1406 .E515 2000
Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures. Ref. HT 108.5 .E53 2002
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Ref. GT 2850 .E53 2003
Encyclopedia of Ireland : an A-Z Guide/ People, Places, History, & Culture. Ref. DA 906 .E53 2000
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. Ref. BP 40 .E525 2004
Encyclopedia of National Anthems. Ref.. M 1627 .E53 2003
Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals, and Festivals. Ref. BL 31 .E47 2004
Encyclopedia of Taboos. Ref. GN 471.4 .H65 2000
Folklore: an Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, & Art. Ref. GR 35 .F63 1997
Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social , & Cultural Encyclopedia. Ref. K48 .L44 2002
Modern Japan : an Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism. Ref. DS 805 .M63 1998

Dictionaries and Atlases

Atlas of World Cultures. Atlas  Ref. G 1046 .E1 P7 1989
Dictionary of Global Culture. Ref. CB 9 .D53 1996
Dictionary of Multicultural Education.  Ref. LC 1099 .D53 1997
Dictionary of World Wide Gestures. Ref. PN 4165 .B37 1997
Holidays, Festivals, & Celebrations of the World Dictionary. Ref. GT 3925 .T46 1997
Multicultural Dictionary of Proverbs. Ref PN 6405 .C67 1997
We the People: an Atlas of America’s Ethnic DiversityAtlas/Oversize Ref. E 184 .A1 A479 1988

Guides and Handbooks

Celebration of Customs & Rituals of the World Ref. GT 85 .I54 1996
Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture. Ref. DS 33 .C63 2000
Cultural Diverse Videos, Audios, & CD ROMs for Children and Young Adults.  Bookstacks PN 1998 .M85 1999       Countries and Their Cultures. Ref. GN 307 .C68 2001
CultureGrams. Business Ref. GT 150 .C86 2001
Diversity Training Handbook. Bookstacks HF 5549.5 .M5 C55 2002
Everyone Eats: Understanding Food & Culture Bookstacks   GT 2850 .A54
Global Voices, Global Vision: Collection of Multicultural Books. Bookstacks  Z 5579.6 .M56 1995
Handbook of Country Risk. Ref. HG 4538 .R57 2002
International Handbook of Funeral Customs Ref. GT 3150 .M27 1998
Marriage Customs of the World: From Henna to Honeymoons Ref. GT 2690 .M65 2004
Multicolored Mirror: Cultural Substances in Literature Ref. PN 1009 .A1 .M938 1991
Multicultural Cookbook for Students. Ref. TX 725 .A1 .A34 1993
Multicultural Medicine and Health Disparities. Bookstacks  RA 418.5 .T 73 M855 2006
Multiculturalism of Fear. Bookstacks GN 495.6 .L495 2000
Place at the Table. IMC . VHS 3246.
Voices of Multicultural America : Notable Speeches. Bookstacks  PS 663 .M55 .V64 1996
Writers of Multicultural Fiction for Young Adults.  Ref. PS 374 .Y57 W75 1996

Articles, Indexes, Databases

Ethnic Newswatch  (Under Indexes / Databases Listed by Title)
 Informe (Under Indexes / Databases Listed by Title)
International Database (Under Indexes / Databases Listed by Title)
JSTOR  --  (Under Indexes / Databases Listed by Title)
Newspaper Source (Under Indexes / Databases Listed by Title)
SIRS Renaissance(Under Indexes / Databases Listed by Title / SIRS Knowledge Source)

 Full-text Articles     (From the library homepage choose “Our Journal List”)

 Child of Colors (from 03/01/1996 to 06/01/1997)
Cross Cultural Management (from 1998 to present)
Cultural Survival Quarterly (from 1981 to 1989)
Diversity Monthly (from 01/01/1999 to present)
Journal of Asian and African Studies (from 07/01/1994 to present)
Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology (from 01/1997 to 11/1998)
Journal of Cultural Geography (from 09/01/1996 to present)
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies  (from 01/01/1998 to present)
Journal of Inter-American Studies and World Affairs (from 03/01/1990 to 12/01/2000)
World Affairs (from 06/01/1974 to present)

USA Libraries’ Catalog  (http://library.southalabama.edu/)

   For locating additional material try subject or keyword searches on USA Libraries’ Catalog.

Subject searches:

     religion and culture
     marriage customs and rites
     cross cultural
     multiculturalism
     france social life and customs
     intercultural communication 
     pluralism
     ethnicity
     cultural diversity

Keyword searches:        

     international and ceremonies
     multicultural
     customs and rituals
     countries and cultural
     korea and customs
     “hong kong” and business
     diversity
     history and multicultural
     politics and culture

Internet Resources

 Atlapedia Online. http://www.atlapedia.com/online/country_index.htm
 Country Reports. http://www.countryreports.org
 In the Spotlight: Marriages. http://marriage.about.com/people/marriage/msubcul.htm
 Multiculturalism. http://home.nyc.rr.com/teachertools/MULTICULTURALISM.htm
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world.html
 US State Department. http://www.state.gov/www/regions.html
 World Health Organizaion. http://www.who.int/home-page

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