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Culture, Diversity, and Heritage: Major Studies
Lourdes Arizpe
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Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice / Texts and Protocols. Num Pages: 215 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
The texts presented in this book trace the rise of culture as a major concern for development, international diplomacy, sustainability and national politics over the past two decades. As a major participant in anthropological field research, advocate for cultural freedom and decision-maker in international programs on culture, the author gives a firsthand account of the trade-offs, the contradictions and the management of consensus in these fields. She argues that the constitutive, functional and instrumental aspects of cultural narratives call for a more in-depth understanding of knowledge, leading to cultural and social sustainability in the framework of a "new worlding". Many ... Read more
The texts presented in this book trace the rise of culture as a major concern for development, international diplomacy, sustainability and national politics over the past two decades. As a major participant in anthropological field research, advocate for cultural freedom and decision-maker in international programs on culture, the author gives a firsthand account of the trade-offs, the contradictions and the management of consensus in these fields. She argues that the constitutive, functional and instrumental aspects of cultural narratives call for a more in-depth understanding of knowledge, leading to cultural and social sustainability in the framework of a "new worlding". Many ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
Series
Springerbriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice / Texts and Protocols
Number of Pages
199
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319138107
SKU
V9783319138107
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