Cross-Cultural History and the Domestication of Otherness
M. Rozbicki
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Description for Cross-Cultural History and the Domestication of Otherness
Paperback. Papers presented at an international conference entitled "Perspectives on cross-cultural history," held at Saint Louis University, Saint. Louis, Mo., in March 2010. Editor(s): Rozbicki, Michal Jan; Ndege, George O. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
This book illuminates our understanding of what happens when different cultures meet. Twelve cultural historians explore the mechanism and inner dynamic of such encounters, and demonstrate that while they often occur on the wave of global forces and influences, they only acquire meaning locally, where culture inherently resides.
This book illuminates our understanding of what happens when different cultures meet. Twelve cultural historians explore the mechanism and inner dynamic of such encounters, and demonstrate that while they often occur on the wave of global forces and influences, they only acquire meaning locally, where culture inherently resides.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
314g
Number of Pages
233
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349342501
SKU
V9781349342501
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About M. Rozbicki
MICHAL JAN ROZBICKI Associate Professor of History at Saint Louis University, USA, and Director of the Center for Intercultural Studies. He has authored five books, including Culture and Liberty in the Age of the American Revolution (2011), and The Complete Colonial Gentleman: Cultural Legitimacy in Plantation America (1998). GEORGE O. NDEGE Associate Professor of History at Saint Louis ... Read more
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