Globalization – which refers to the growing integration of societies, economies and cultures around the world, has become one of the most hotly-debated topics and key area of research among the policy makers, statesmen, corporate, politicians and academia respectively over the past few years. As India opens up her doors to the multinationals during the era of economic reform and liberalized mar...

Miao silver, generally referred to as the unique silver ornaments manufactured by ethnicity with over 400 years of history, was listed a Chinese national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Through primary research methods, including local investigation, interviews, and workshops at Maliao Village Guizhou, this study found that sizeable industrial production shrank market needs for traditiona...

Nowadays, the traditional handicrafts in folk art are gradually faded out memory of modern people development digital age, since Internet has made it possible for to travel around world without leaving home. As a unique expression handicrafts, reflects true portrayal and spiritual outlook laboring different ages under social production environment. Folk is an intangible cultural heritage, its i...

BACKGROUND Kosovo represents a unique hotspot of biological and cultural diversity in Europe, which allows for interesting cross-cultural ethnobotanical studies. The aims of this study were twofold: 1) to document the state of traditional knowledge related to local (esp. wild) plant uses for food, medicine, and handicrafts in south Kosovo; and 2) to examine how communities of different ethnic g...