Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization
In this bold look at the cultural effects of a shrinking world, leading cultural theorist Arjun Appadurai provides fresh ways of looking at popular consumption patterns, debates about multiculturalism, and ethnic violence in a broad global perspective.
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Pubblicazione: |
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Press
1996
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| In: | Anno: 1996 |
| Periodico/Rivista: | Public Worlds
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
Ethnicity
B Electronic books ; local B Civilization, Modern 1950- B Mass Media Social aspects B Electronic books B Civilization, Modern ; 1950- B Mass media ; Social aspects B Culture |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Edizione parallela: | Print version: Modernity at Large : Cultural Dimensions of Globalization: |
| Riepilogo: | In this bold look at the cultural effects of a shrinking world, leading cultural theorist Arjun Appadurai provides fresh ways of looking at popular consumption patterns, debates about multiculturalism, and ethnic violence in a broad global perspective. Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Here and Now -- Part I: Global Flows -- 2 Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy -- 3 Global Ethnoscapes: Notes and Queries for a Transnational Anthropology -- 4 Consumption, Duration, and History -- Part II: Modern Colonies -- 5 Playing with Modernity: The Decolonization of Indian Cricket -- 6 Number in the Colonial Imagination -- Part III: Postnational Locations -- 7 Life after Primordialism -- 8 Patriotism and Its Futures -- 9 The Production of Locality -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0816687358 |