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_qhbk
041 _aeng
082 _a306.095
_bWIL
100 _aWilkerson
245 0 _aModalities Of Change
_cWilkerson
260 _bBerghahn Books,
_c2012
_aNew York
300 _axii, 284 pages :
_bill :
_c23 cm.
504 _aindex
520 _aWhile 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 culture marked as modern is clearly associated with not only the loss of a distinct identity, but also its specific forms of cultural expression. This book explores the consequence
650 _aAnthropology POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Cultural Policy SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural SOCIAL SCIENCE General SOCIAL SCIENCE Popular Culture Social change
942 _cREF
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_d566424