| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 263 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Rethinking culture and development: patterns of change and persistence / William Ascher, John M. Heffron -- Normative considerations in promoting cultural preservation or change / William Ascher -- 'Old times there are not forgotten': Southern traditionalism and American national development / John M. Heffron -- Nationalism and the politics of language: analogies from Europe for the Pacific Basin / John Christian Laursen -- Are cultural tensions 'cultural'? Public responses to Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese migration in the Russian Far East / Mikhail Alexseev -- Cultural transition and village discourse in twentieth-century China / Huaiyin Li -- How our village becomes 'eco-cultural': change, resilience, and social capital in southwest China minority communities / Zhou Yongming -- 'The Ramlila Project': Indian identities in an age of globalization / Nita Kumar -- Mexico, from mestizo to multicultural: arts and identity at the turn of the millennium / Carrie C. Chorba -- Global citizenship, cultural change, and education policy in Japan and New Zealand / Lynne Parmenter -- Culture and law on the Durand Line: continuity and change / Charles H. Norchi -- Conclusions: intertwining cultural adaptation and economic development / William Ascher, John M. Heffron |
| Summary |
This book is about the ways that traditional cultural practices either change or persist in the face of social and economic development, whether the latter proceeds primarily from internal or external forces |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Social change.
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Culture diffusion.
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Economic development -- Social aspects.
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cultural diffusion.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Culture diffusion
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Economic development -- Social aspects
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Social change
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ascher, William
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Heffron, John M
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Pacific Basin Research Center.
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| LC no. |
2010018945 |
| ISBN |
9780230117334 |
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0230117333 |
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9781349291953 |
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1349291951 |
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