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Cultural Transfers in Dispute
Feuchter, Jorg, Hoffmann, Friedhelm, Yun, Bee
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Paperback. Our conception of cultures and cultural change has altered dramatically in recent decades. Built around examples of controversial representations of cultural transfer from Asia, the Arab world, and Europe, this title presents a critical self-reflection on the scholarly practices that underpin our attempts to study and describe other cultures. Editor(s): Feuchter, Jorg; Hoffmann, Friedhelm; Yun, Bee. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Our conception of cultures and cultural change has altered dramatically in recent decades; no longer do we understand cultures as isolated units, but rather as hybrid formations constantly engaged in a multidirectional process of exchange and influence with other cultures. Yet the very process by which we represent these cultural transfers is itself subject to cultural, political, and ideological conditions that affect our understanding, acknowledgment, and representation of them. Built around concrete examples of controversial representations of cultural transfer from Asia, the Arab world, and Europe, "Cultural Transfers in Dispute" presents a critical self-reflection on the scholarly practices that underpin ... Read more
Our conception of cultures and cultural change has altered dramatically in recent decades; no longer do we understand cultures as isolated units, but rather as hybrid formations constantly engaged in a multidirectional process of exchange and influence with other cultures. Yet the very process by which we represent these cultural transfers is itself subject to cultural, political, and ideological conditions that affect our understanding, acknowledgment, and representation of them. Built around concrete examples of controversial representations of cultural transfer from Asia, the Arab world, and Europe, "Cultural Transfers in Dispute" presents a critical self-reflection on the scholarly practices that underpin ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Frankfurt, Germany
ISBN
9783593394046
SKU
V9783593394046
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99-15
About Feuchter, Jorg, Hoffmann, Friedhelm, Yun, Bee
Jorg Feuchter is a researcher and lecturer in the Department of History at Humboldt-University in Berlin. Friedhelm Hoffmann is a researcher at the Zentrum Moderner Orient in Berlin. Bee Yun is assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul.
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