| Globalization and Culture: Global Mélange Contributor(s): Nederveen Pieterse, Jan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1538115239 ISBN-13: 9781538115237 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $37.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Globalization - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 303.482 |
| LCCN: 2019007534 |
| Series: Globalization |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6" W x 9" (0.86 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now updated with new chapters on culture and on populism, this seminal text disputes the view that we are experiencing a "clash of civilizations" as well as the idea that globalization leads to cultural homogenization. Instead, Jan Nederveen Pieterse argues that we are witnessing the formation of a global m lange culture through processes of cultural mixing or hybridization. From this perspective on globalization, conflict may be mitigated and identity preserved, albeit transformed. In a new chapter on China, the author focuses on the key issue of agency and power in hybridization. Throughout, the book offers a comprehensive treatment of hybridization arguments, and in discussing globalization and culture, problematizes the meaning of culture. This historically deep and geographically wide approach to globalization is essential reading as we face the increasing spread of conflicts bred by cultural misunderstanding. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nederveen Pieterse, Jan: - Jan Nederveen Pieterse is Mellichamp Professor of Global Studies and Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara |