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Families will treasure this collection of rituals and traditions for many occasions, from such personal milestones as a child's first day of school or a teenager's new driver' ... More
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The Eagle Court of Honor Book is the definitive guide to staging successful courts of honor: from physical arrangements to promotion to the ceremony itself. Since it first ... More
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Hospital birth, as opposed to homebirth, is a particularly American rite of passage and reflects our cultural belief in the superiority of science over nature, machines over ... More
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Conception and birth, growth and maturity, aging and death - these are important moments in the human life story. They are also stages in the existence of a building, says the ... More
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Nostalgia for the imagined warm family gatherings of yesteryear has colored our understanding of family celebrations. Elizabeth Pleck examines family traditions over two ... More
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This volume celebrates the cultural diversity of the United States as it is articulated through ritual performance. It presents the diverse ways in which people choose to ... More
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Trick-or-treating. Flower girls. Bedtime stories. Bar and bat mitzvah. In a nation of increasing ethnic, familial, and technological complexity, the patterns of children's ... More
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Hospital birth, as opposed to homebirth, is a particularly American rite of passage and reflects our cultural belief in the superiority of science over nature, machines over ... More
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Hospital birth, as opposed to homebirth, is a particularly American rite of passage and reflects our cultural belief in the superiority of science over nature, machines over ... More
Hardcover - 1 ED
Celebrating the American spirit and its rich legacy is this treasury of lore, stories, customs, and rituals passed down from generation to generation. In these pages readers ... More
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