• Countries and Their Cultures - "Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country. Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information."
• Encyclopedia of Food and Culture - "Presents 600 articles on food and its place in human culture and society, covering everything from agronomy to zucchini. Students, academics, and general researchers will find entries on everything from food preparation, distribution and storage to holidays and festivals, nutrition and health, and cultures and cuisines. Entries range from 250 to 10,000 words each and are supplemented by 400 photographs and illustrations, sidebars, recipes, menus, timelines, and a comprehensive index.
• Encyclopedia of World Cultures - "This reference set lists and describes more than 1,500 global cultures. Based on research of social scientists, it is the source for historical, social, political, economic, linguistic, religious, and other information on virtually every existing culture."
•  Countries and Their Cultures - "Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country. Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information."

Websites

• Center for nonverbal Studies
  David Givens, researcher for Center for Nonverbal Studies affiliated with the University of Missouri -- Centerpiece of the website is the Nonverbal Dictionary of Gestures, Signs and Body Language Cues.
• CountryWatch
• World Factbook - Basic geographical, demographic, economic, and political information about every nation.
• Handbook of Latin America Studies - This multidisciplinary handbook, edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, is a bibliography of writings in the social sciences and humanities on Latin America selected and annotated by scholars (1990 to present).
• Background Notes: U.S. State Department
• Library of Congress Country Studies - A series of country-specific and area handbooks published by the U.S. government. Not intended for travelers, but for scholarly researchers.
• United Nations Home Page - The UN's general site. Click on 'Welcome' in the desired language (English, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, French, Arab). For languages that use non-Roman characters, your computer must be loaded with the correct font set.
• NYU Research Guide - Area and Country studies.
• Middle East Network Information Center - A well organized site provided by the University of Texas at Austin.  Includes links to Mid-East countries.
   

BJ 2137 N832 1998 – Africa

BJ 2137 N833 1998 – Asia

BJ 2137 N834 1998 - Russia and the independent states

BJ 2137 N835 1998 - the Middle East

BJ 2137 N836 1998 - USA, Canada & Australia

BJ 2137 N8333 1998 – Europe

BJ 2137 N8335 1998 - Oceania & Japan

BJ 2137 N8346 1998 - the Caribbean

Animal Info - Information on Endangered Mammals
http://animalinfo.org/
The information included for each animal listed includes a "contents, profile, tidbits, status and trends, data on biology and ecology, and references."  Click on the letter of the alphabet that corresponds to the common species name of the primate to access the information.

Great Apes & Other Primates
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/Facts/default.cfm
The Web page from the Smithsonian Institute provides information about gibbons, gorillas, lemurs, orangutans, pygmy marmosets, black howler monkeys, Golden lion tamarins and Golden-headed lion tamarins.

Primate Info Net - Primate Factsheets
http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/aboutp/factsheets/
This Web page is part of the Primate Info Net of the National Primate Research Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  Click on the genus name to access a list of links to information about the genus.

Primates.com
http://www.primates.com/welcome.htm
This is a fascinating site filled with excellent photos of primates, as well as facts, FAQs, articles, research and links from sources all over the world.  Definitely worth exploring.  The photos are especially good.