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Pacific Answers to Western Hegemony: Cultural Practices of Identity Construction
Jürg Wassmann (Ed.)
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Paperback. As part of the "Explorations in Anthropology" series and based on extensive fieldwork, this volume addresses a range of subjects of interest to peoples of the Pacific Island nations. Editor(s): Wassmann, Jurg. Series: Explorations in Anthropology. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1M; 1QSP; GTB; JHM; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574. An excellent, clean copy
The destruction of local identity through the relentless encroachment of a 'McDonald-ized' cultural imperialism is a global phenomenon. Yet the reactions of Pacific peoples to this Western hegemony are diverse and encourage the creation of independent cultural identities through sports and games, political mediations, tourism, media and filmmaking, and the struggles for land rights and titles, particularly in Australia.This book, based on extensive fieldwork, addresses a subject of great immediacy to peoples of the Pacific Island nations. It fills an important gap in existing ethnographic literature on the region and confidently navigates what had previously been considered uncharted, even unchartable, ... Read more
The destruction of local identity through the relentless encroachment of a 'McDonald-ized' cultural imperialism is a global phenomenon. Yet the reactions of Pacific peoples to this Western hegemony are diverse and encourage the creation of independent cultural identities through sports and games, political mediations, tourism, media and filmmaking, and the struggles for land rights and titles, particularly in Australia.This book, based on extensive fieldwork, addresses a subject of great immediacy to peoples of the Pacific Island nations. It fills an important gap in existing ethnographic literature on the region and confidently navigates what had previously been considered uncharted, even unchartable, ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Berg Publishers Oxford
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Number of Pages
458
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781859731598
SKU
KRS0018175
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About Jürg Wassmann (Ed.)
Jürg Wassmann University of Heidelberg
Reviews for Pacific Answers to Western Hegemony: Cultural Practices of Identity Construction
'This collection conveys in an exemplary manner the many diverse (sometimes confusing) strands of current anthropological research in Europe ... Pacific Answers to Western Hegemony is a complex volume, and a brief review cannot do full justice to the richness and breadth of the empirical case presented ... this book gives valuable insights into the social and cultural dynamics of ... Read more