Modalities of change : the interface of tradition and modernity in East Asia / edited by James Wilkerson and Robert Parkin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilkerson, James, 1951-

Parkin, Robert, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--East Asia.

Social change--East Asia.

National characteristics, Asian.

Civilization, Modern.

East Asia--Civilization.

East Asia--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While in some cases modernity may dominate 'traditional' forms of expression, in others, the modern is embraced as a welcome source of new ideas that can modify 'tradition' while still keeping it within its own bounds. Maintaining a strong and distinct cultural identity with the help of modernity helps representatives of that identity cope with the modern world more generally. By contrast, assimilation to a dominant culture marked as modern is clearly associated with not only the loss of a distinct identity, but also its specific forms of cultural expression. This book explores the consequence

Contents:

Prelims - Modalities of Change; Intro- Modalities of Change; Chap 1 - Modalities of Change; Chap 2 - Modalities of Change; Chap 3 - Modalities of Change; Chap 4 - Modalities of Change; Chap 5 - Modalities of Change; Chap 6 - Modalities of Change; Chap 7 - Modalities of Change; Chap 8 - Modalities of Change; Chap 9 - Modalities of Change; Chap 10 - Modalities of Change; Afterword - Modalities of Change; Notes on Contribs - Modalities of Change; Index - Modalities of Change

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283866491

1283866498

9780857455710

0857455710

OCLC:

821216754