enculturation books 

New in 2005, Enculturation Books is a niche publisher, producing materials that promote discussion and understanding of cultural values. In the broad field of intercultural study, our particular interest is the use of proverbs as windows into the everyday values of a culture.

Proverb collections are relatively common, but many of them are merely lists of individual proverbs like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle spread on a table. The reader has a giant task of assembling them before the big picture of the culture emerges from all the jumbled bits.

We wish to encourage the production and distribution of books that put the pieces together for people, as does our initial book, Why Are Americans Like That? It is not difficult to imagine a whole series of such books—why are the Chinese like that? or the French, the Arabs, or the Nigerians? If you know of any such books in English, recommend them to us to mention on our site by sending a copy to Enculturation Books, 448 E. Delwood St., Morton, IL 61550, USA.

The grand total of books we have produced so far is one. But great oaks from little acorns grow, if we give them time. We hope you find our first book useful. If you have a comparable manuscript promoting intercultural understanding through proverbs, you are welcome to submit it for consideration. 

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