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UNINA9910808119403321 |
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Titolo |
Modalities of change : the interface of tradition and modernity in East Asia / / edited by James Wilkerson and Robert Parkin |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Berghahn Books, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-86649-8 |
0-85745-571-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (262 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WilkersonJames <1951-> |
ParkinRobert <1950-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ethnology - East Asia |
Social change - East Asia |
National characteristics, Asian |
Civilization, Modern |
East Asia Civilization |
East Asia Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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