Global culture/individual identity : searching for home in the cultural supermarket / Gordon Mathews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mathews, Gordon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acculturation.

Culture.

Ethnicity.

Group identity.

International relations and culture.

National characteristics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gordon Mathews opens up the complex and debated topics of globalisation, culture and identity in a clear and lively style. His book will be an illuminating and valuable read to social and cultural anthropologists and students.

Contents:

Cover; Global Culture/Individual Identity: Searching for Home in the Cultural Supermarket; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. On the Meanings of Culture; 2. What in the World Is Japanese? on the Cultural Identities of Agists, Calligraphers, Bebop Pianists, and Punk Rockers; 3. What in the World Is American? on the Cultural Identities of Evangelical Christians, Spiritual Searchers, and Tibetan Buddhists; 4. What in the World Is Chinese? on the Cultural Identities of Hong Kong Intellectuals in the Shadow and Wake of 1 July 1997

5. Searching for Home in the Cultural SupermarketNotes; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-222) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-62541-3

0-203-45934-2

1-134-62542-1

1-280-31749-3

9780203459348

OCLC:

559984287