The social, political, and economic history of each country is part of
The introductory slides with analysis of contemporary issues.  Art and
culture are presented as well.

Most of the sites/cities included are UNESCO sites. 

Presentations are in PowerPoint format--each approximately 80 slides.
Use of art slides, maps, updated statistics, and the author’s photography are included, as well as scanned art from art books, museum holdings, and internet sites.   Sociological themes include:

      Art reflects Society
      Art and Social-Political Change
      Patronage & Art
      Cultural Ideology in Art & Architecture
      Cultural Diversity (Customs and Lifestyles)
      Urban Lifestyles and Social Change
      Impact of macro-economic issues on Institutions of Art (i.e. Museums)

Countries represented are world-wide including the Central and South American countries of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Panama.  Other countries include:
The Baltic countries, Western Europe, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, N. Africa, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Emirates, etc.

BALTIC:
    *    Hermitage, St. Petersburg: Patronage, Politics & Art (Lectures explores three distinct stylistic periods that reflect social history.  European/the Avant Garde/and Soviet Social Realism)
    *    Danish Design: Form vs. Function 
    *    Norway: Land and Its People
    *    Germany and the Weimar Culture
     *   Scandinavia: Cultural Diversity (Norway, Denmark, Sweden)

SOUTH AMERICA:

CENTRAL AMERICA:

MEDITERRANEAN (East and West):

East/South MEDITERRANEAN:
    *  Istanbul: A Culture of Three Cities
    *  Libya: Ancient Sites of Lepcis Magna, Sabratha & Cyrene
    * Lebanon & Syria: Ancient Sites of Baalbeck and Palmyra

CARIBBEAN (EAST AND WEST):

New York/New England:

GENERIC LECTURES:
Skyscrapers: US, Europe and Asia (Who’s the Tallest!)
Classic Architecture and Cities around the World (Greco-Roman Traditions
                 Of Modern Cities)

MID-EAST:
  United Emirates: Dubai & Social Change (Architecture; Migrant Workers)
  Islam: Traditions and Social Change (Diversity of Muslims; Customs and
             Lifestyles; Challenges of post-9/11 and integrating democratic values)
  Egypt: Land and Its People
 

For specific descriptions, see links and attachments.