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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452695303321

Titolo

Modalities of change [[electronic resource] ] : the interface of tradition and modernity in East Asia / / edited by James Wilkerson and Robert Parkin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, c2013

ISBN

1-283-86649-8

0-85745-571-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WilkersonJames <1951->

ParkinRobert <1950->

Disciplina

306.095

306.0951

Soggetti

Ethnology - East Asia

Social change - East Asia

National characteristics, Asian

Civilization, Modern

Electronic books.

East Asia Civilization

East Asia Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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