A to Z world lifecycles [electronic resource] : 175 countries - birth, childhood, coming of age, dating and courtship, marriage, family and parenting, work life, old age and death.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Putzi-Ortiz, Sibylla.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Childbirth.

Death.

Life cycles (Biology).

Labor (Obstetrics).

Parturition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (652 p.)

Place of Publication:

Petaluma : World Trade Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A to Z World Lifecycles is an encyclopedia documenting the fascinating traditions through which the people of 175 countries worldwide mark the stages of life. Information on customs, rituals and practices related to birth, coming of age, dating and courts

Contents:

A to Z World Life Cycle; Table of Contents; Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Central African Republic; Chad; Chechnya; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Costa Rica; Cote d'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic Republic of Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea

EstoniaEthiopia; Fiji; Finland; France; French Guiana; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Greece; Guam; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hong Kong; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kosovo; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macau; Macedonia; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Moldova; Mongolia; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua

NigerNigeria; North Korea; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Romania; Russia; Rwanda; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Trinidad & Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Venezuela; Vietnam; Western Sahara; Yemen; Zambia

Zimbabwe

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-18444-X

9786612184444

1-60780-114-0

OCLC:

437138985