A local variety or landrace is a dynamic and ancient population of a cultivated crop, characterised by a well-established historical and geographical identity, which is locally adapted to the natural resources, agronomic p ractices of farmers and cultural traditions of consumers (1). Within the last few decades, interest in local varieties has been renewed primarily because of the rediscovery o...

Numerous foreign architects and researchers came to Iran from European countries in the first half of the contemporary century to carry out various activities. One of these figures was André Godard, whose cultural and research activities are of special importance in terms of variety and effectiveness. The present study hence aims to discuss the cultural and historical backgrounds that made it p...

Contemporary perspectives on the Internet don't recognize negotiations about its meaning that take place in many societies, causing the Web to be defined simultaneously in terms of local cultures and world markets. We propose a “globalization” perspective that can help researchers situate a society’s cultural and technological practices within broad political and economic parameters, identify g...

Ayurveda has a long history of being enriched by different types of contributions from different stages befitting their geographical, climatic and cultural situations, and based on their thinking and living patterns, especially the practical aspects. Kerala has its own great role in this prcess of enrichment. It is unique and invaluable. The historical aspects the literary contributions by Kera...

Abstract. The long-term historical development and broad geographical variation of Chinese character (Hanzi/Kanji) has made it a crosscultural information sharing platform in East Asia. However, due to the lack of proper research framework, the integration of heterogeneous knowledge grounded in Hanzi and its variants has been a thorny problem. In this paper, we propose a theoretical framework f...