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Author Birch, David, 1950-

Title Asia : cultural politics in the global age / David Birch, Tony Schirato and Sanjay Srivastava
Published Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2001

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Description xiii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents Introduction -- 1. The idea of Asia -- 2. Modernity, postmodernity and postcoloniality -- 3. Globalisation -- 4. The information age and the global economy -- 5. The public sphere -- 6. Religion -- 7. Gender and sexuality -- 8. Ethnicity -- 9. Asia without borders
Summary Understanding contemporary Asian societies and cultures is not merely a matter of knowing when to bow and how low. This title looks beyond the cliches and stereotypes to explore the cultural dynamics of the region
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography : pages 201-210
Notes Also published as an electronic book (Etitle) by James Bennett Pty. Ltd., in 2003 with ISBN 1741150167
Subject Globalization.
Information superhighway -- Asia.
Information superhighway.
International relations and culture -- Asia.
SUBJECT Asia -- Civilization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008609
Asia -- Economic conditions -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008617
Asia -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87003817
Asia -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114281
Author Schirato, Tony.
Srivastava, Sanjay, 1960-
LC no. 00002248
ISBN 1864489901
Other Titles Cultural politics in the global age