The Dictionary of Global Culture

From two of America's most esteemed and influential scholars comes an authoritative guide to world culture emphasizing the achievement of the non-Western world. Ranging from the Abassid Dynasty to Zydeco Music, The Dictionary of Global Culture provides a vast survey of subjects from all over the world, including entries on writers, musicians, deities, rulers, philosophies, and artistic forms. 512 pp. Media tour. National ads. 50,000 print.Kwame Anthony Appiah is the author of 'The Dictionary of Global Culture', published 1996 under ISBN 9780394585819 and ISBN 039458581X.