The Experience of Culture (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)

The Experience of Culture (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society) image
ISBN-10:

0761966501

ISBN-13:

9780761966500

Edition: 1
Released: Oct 19, 2001
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
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Description:

Over the last 20 years culture has become a key concept in intellectual disciplines across the social sciences and humanities. However, it is a notoriously difficult concept to pin down, having very different meanings in different contexts. This book seeks to chart a route through the maze, revealing the variety of meanings of culture. It demonstrates that culture is not something that emerges from out of human activity, but rather is part and parcel of it. This book looks at how culture emerges and manifests itself in human life, and how it is experienced in the life of individuals and collectivities. It also explores the ways in which globalizing processes and changes in technology are affecting cultural identity, and w











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