| Title | : | Global Culture/Individual Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Gordon Mathews |
| Release | : | 2002-09-11 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Anthropology, Books, Nonfiction, Social Science, Politics & Current Events, History, Society |
| Size | : | 2811440 |
| Most people still think of themselves as belonging to a particular culture. Yet today, many of us who live in affluent societies choose aspects of our lives from a global cultural supermarket, whether in terms of food, the arts or spiritual beliefs. So if roots are becoming simply one more consumer choice, can we still claim to possess a fundamental cultural identity? Global Culture/Individual Identity focuses on three groups for whom the tension between a particular national culture and the global cultural supermarket is especially acute: Japanese artists, American religious seekers and Hong Kong intellectuals after the handover to China. These ethnographic case studies form the basis for a theory of culture which we can all see reflected in our own lives. Gordon Mathews opens up the complex and debated topics of globalization, culture and identity in a clear and lively style. |
