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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830032603321

Autore

Wise J. Macgregor

Titolo

Cultural globalization : a user's guide / / J. Macgregor Wise

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell, 2008

Malden, Mass. : , : Blackwell, , 2008

ISBN

0-470-69593-5

0-470-69669-9

1-282-34213-4

9786612342134

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Classificazione

361.5

303.48/2

Disciplina

303.48/2

303.482

Soggetti

Culture and globalization

Globalization -- Social aspects

Culture diffusion

Acculturation

Intercultural communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Non definito

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-167) and index

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-167) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Culture at home -- Culture and the global -- Global youth -- Global music -- Territories of cultural globalization.

Sommario/riassunto

Cultural Globalization: A User's Guide is a personal and engaging journey through theories of culture and globalization. Drawing on extensive examples and interdisciplinary research, Wise explores concepts of culture, territory and identity in order to give students a new perspective on issues of globalization.Includes numerous examples from Asian, European, and North American youth culture and popular musicDraws on interdisciplinary research from the fields of anthropology, cultural studies, cultural geography, and media studiesConsiders how global processes carry with