212 Pages
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Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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This work provides an account of culture in an age of globalization. Ulf Hannerz argues that, in an ever-more interconnected world, national understandings of culture have become insufficient. He explores the implications of boundary-crossings and long-distance cultural flows for established notions of "the local", "community", "nation" and "modernity" Hannerz not only engages with theoretical... Read more
Acknowledgments, 1 INTRODUCTION: NIGERIAN KUNG FU, MANHATTAN FATWA, Part I Culture, Part II People, Part III Places, Notes, References, Index
Biography
Ulf Hannerz
'Overall, Hannerz' book is fascinating. It is both topical and prophetic, yet well connected to the history of anthropology. It pushes contemporary anthropology and cultural studies out of stifling, bounded notions of culture and raises new questions for communication, symbolism, community, identity and the world itself.' - Michael Anderson, Social Anthropology
