Global Culture, Island Identity
Seiten
1996
|
1. A.
Taylor and Francis (Verlag)
978-3-7186-0624-5 (ISBN)
Taylor and Francis (Verlag)
978-3-7186-0624-5 (ISBN)
Looking at the development of cultural identity in the global context, this text examines the way in which the West Indian Community of Nevis, has, since the 1600s, incorporated both African and European cultural elements to create an Afro-Caribbean culture - a "global culture".
Looking at the development of cultural identity in the global context, this text uses the approach of historical anthropology. It examines the way in which the West Indian Community of Nevis, has, since the 1600s, incorporated both African and European cultural elements into the framework of social life, to create an Afro-Caribbean culture that was distinctive and yet geographically unbounded - a "global culture". The book takes as its point of departure the processes of cultural interaction and reflectivity. It argues that the study of cultural continuity should be guided by the notion of cultural complexity involving the continuous constitution, development and assertion of culture. It emphasizes the interplay between local and global cultures, and examines the importance of cultural display for peoples who have experienced the process of socioeconomic marginalization in the Western world.
Looking at the development of cultural identity in the global context, this text uses the approach of historical anthropology. It examines the way in which the West Indian Community of Nevis, has, since the 1600s, incorporated both African and European cultural elements into the framework of social life, to create an Afro-Caribbean culture that was distinctive and yet geographically unbounded - a "global culture". The book takes as its point of departure the processes of cultural interaction and reflectivity. It argues that the study of cultural continuity should be guided by the notion of cultural complexity involving the continuous constitution, development and assertion of culture. It emphasizes the interplay between local and global cultures, and examines the importance of cultural display for peoples who have experienced the process of socioeconomic marginalization in the Western world.
Part 1 English Patriarchal hierarchy, African bondage: Africans in English patriarchy; Afro-Caribbean culture, Euro-Caribbean institutions. Part 2 In pursuit of respectability: the Methodist society; in a free society; the struggle for recognition; home is where you leave it - paradoxes of identity; the demise of the local - the background for a global community; the global community; global culture, island identity.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.2.1996 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Farb., s/w. Abb. |
| Verlagsort | Chur |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 189 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 521 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Völkerkunde (Naturvölker) |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 3-7186-0624-0 / 3718606240 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-7186-0624-5 / 9783718606245 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
Schweden : Ambiguitäten verhandeln - Tolerieren als soziale und …
Buch | Softcover (2023)
Brill Schöningh (Verlag)
CHF 69,85
Buch | Softcover (2023)
transcript (Verlag)
CHF 75,60
