Research Catalog

Title

Cultural change and persistence : new perspectives on development / edited by William Ascher and John M. Heffron.

Publication

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

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Additional Authors

• Ascher, William.
• Heffron, John M.
• Pacific Basin Research Center.

Description

x, 263 p. : ill., map; 22 cm.

Summary

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 efforts to modify cultural practices in order to prevent their decline. The cases provide penetrating insights into effective strategies for pursuing both cultural integrity and development. -- Back cover.

Subject

• Social change
• Culture diffusion
• Economic development > Social aspects
• Culture diffusion
• POLITICAL SCIENCE > Cultural Policy
• SOCIAL SCIENCE > Cultural
• SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Rethinking culture and development: patterns of change and persistence / William Ascher, John M. Heffron -- Normative considerations in promoting cultural preservation or change / William Ascher -- 'Old times there are not forgotten': Southern traditionalism and American national development / John M. Heffron -- Nationalism and the politics of language: analogies from Europe for the Pacific Basin / John Christian Laursen -- Are cultural tensions 'cultural'? Public responses to Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese migration in the Russian Far East / Mikhail Alexseev -- Cultural transition and village discourse in twentieth-century China / Huaiyin Li -- How our village becomes 'eco-cultural': change, resilience, and social capital in southwest China minority communities / Zhou Yongming -- 'The Ramlila Project': Indian identities in an age of globalization / Nita Kumar -- Mexico, from mestizo to multicultural: arts and identity at the turn of the millennium / Carrie C. Chorba -- Global citizenship, cultural change, and education policy in Japan and New Zealand / Lynne Parmenter -- Culture and law on the Durand Line: continuity and change / Charles H. Norchi -- Conclusions: intertwining cultural adaptation and economic development / William Ascher, John M. Heffron.

ISBN

• 9780230109148 (alk. paper)
• 0230109144 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2010018945

OCLC

609541247

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library