Cross-Cultural History and the Domestication of Otherness
Nonfiction, History, World History, Modern
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781137012821 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | January 2, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781137012821 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | January 2, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book illuminates our understanding of what happens when different cultures meet. Twelve cultural historians explore the mechanism and inner dynamic of such encounters, and demonstrate that while they often occur on the wave of global forces and influences, they only acquire meaning locally, where culture inherently resides.
This book illuminates our understanding of what happens when different cultures meet. Twelve cultural historians explore the mechanism and inner dynamic of such encounters, and demonstrate that while they often occur on the wave of global forces and influences, they only acquire meaning locally, where culture inherently resides.
