Cultural change and persistence: new perspectives on development

Cultural Change and Persistence. addresses the complex challenge of pursuing development while safeguarding cherished aspects of deeply-rooted cultural practices and beliefs. Through cases from multiple world regions, the authors tackle the thorny problem of how to define and identify cultural aspects worthy of persistence. They document how leaders and activists use culture to shape development and vice versa, with examples ranging from the use of historical understandings to promote or critique economic development strategies, to effortsto modify cultural practices in order to prevent their decline. The cases provide penetrating insights into effective strategies for pursuing both culturalintegrity and development. INDICE: Cultural Change and Persistence in a Globalizing World: An Introduction; W.Ascher & J.M.Heffron.Normative Considerations in Promoting Cultural Preservation or Change; W.Ascher.'Old Times There Are Not Forgotten': Southern Traditionalism and American National Development; J.M.Heffron.Nationalism and the Politics of Language: Analogies from Europe for the Pacific Basin; J.C.Laursen.Are Cultural Tensions 'Cultural'? Public Responses to Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Migration in the Russian Far East; M.Alexseev.Cultural Transitionand Village Discourse in Twentieth Century China; H.Li.How Our Village Becomes 'Eco-cultural'? Change, Resilience, and Social Capital in Southwest China Minority Communities; Z.Yongming.The Ramlila Project: Indian Identities in an Age of Globalization; N.Kumar.Mexico, from Mestizo to Multicultural: Arts and Identity at the Turn of the Millennium; C.C.Chorba.Global Citizenship, Cultural Change and Education Policy in Japan and New Zealand; L.Parmenter.Culture and Law on the Durand Line: Antinomies of Continuity and Change; C.H.Norchi.Conclusions: Intertwining Cultural Adaptation& Economic Development; W.Ascher & J.M.Heffron

• ISBN: 978-1-1370-3484-7
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 278
• Fecha Publicación: 07/08/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido