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Nations, Traditions and Cross-cultural Identities

Author : Annamaria Lamarra
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783039114139
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (141 download)

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Download or read book Nations, Traditions and Cross-cultural Identities written by Annamaria Lamarra and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2010 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The notion of citizenship is part of a national collective memory and a memory of individuals belonging to a specific geographical, historical and cultural context. The volume seeks to investigate the importance of women's relationship with citizenship and nationality from a diachronic perspective analysing different forms of writing in various European contexts. Many themes intersect in the different essays that comprise the volume, including the construction of female identity through religious ideology, the importance of translation and cultural studies as a source of feminine knowledge, and the relationship between public life and private domain within the multiculturalism of Europe. The intersection between national identity, women's writings and cultural difference surfaces in many essays and demonstrates how the notion of a necessary translation between cultures has been central for women authors since the seventeenth century.

Nature and Identity in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Author : A. Buttimer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401723923
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Nature and Identity in Cross-Cultural Perspective by : A. Buttimer

Download or read book Nature and Identity in Cross-Cultural Perspective written by A. Buttimer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature and Identity in Cross-Cultural Perspective presents 20 essays which explore diverse cultural interpretations of the earth's surface. Contrasted with each other and with the potentially cosmopolitan culture of science, these detailed studies of ways in which different cultures conceptualise nature appear in the context of global environmental change. Understanding across cultural lines has never been more important. This book shows how individual cultures see their own histories as offering protection for nature, while often viewing others as lacking such ethical restraints. Through such writing a discourse of understanding and common action becomes possible. The authors come from the places they discuss, and offer passionate as well as scholarly visions of nature within their cultural homes. Audience: This volume is of interest to academics and professionals working in the fields of cultural geography, environmental history, environmental studies, history of environmental ideas, environmental education, landscape and literature, nature and culture. It can be used for courses in the above-mentioned areas and seminars in comparative literature. It can also be used as a complimentary text to provide cultural context to literary readings, and for seminars on cultural aspects of the environment.

Nation-Building, Identity and Citizenship Education

Author : Joseph Zajda
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402093187
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Nation-Building, Identity and Citizenship Education by : Joseph Zajda

Download or read book Nation-Building, Identity and Citizenship Education written by Joseph Zajda and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-12-16 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major aim of Nation-Building, Identity and Citizenship Education: Cross-cultural Perspectives is to present a global overview of selected scholarly research on global and comparative trends in dominant discourses of identity politics, and nation-building in comparative education research. It provides an easily accessible, practical, yet scholarly source of information about the international concern in the field of nati- building, identity and citizenship education. Above all, the book offers the latest findings on discourses surrounding national identity, nation-building, and citizenship education in the global culture. It offers a timely overview of current issues affecting the formation of social identity and citizenship education in the global culture. More than ever before, there is a need to understand and analyse both the intended and the unintended effects of globalisation and the forces of globalisation on nations, organisations, communities, educational institutions and individuals around the world. This is particularly relevant to the evolving and constantly cha- ing notions of nation-states, national identity, and citizenship education globally. Current global and comparative research demonstrates a rapidly changing world where citizens are experiencing a growing sense of alienation, uncertainty, and loss of moral purpose. In this stimulating and important book, the authors focus on discourses surrou- ing three major dimensions affecting the national identity, nation-building, and ci- zenship education debate in education and society: ideology, democracy, and human rights. These are among the most critical and significant dimensions defining and contextualising the processes surrounding the nation-building and identity.

Dislocating Cultures

Author : Uma Narayan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135025061
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Dislocating Cultures written by Uma Narayan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dislocating Cultures takes aim at the related notions of nation, identity, and tradition to show how Western and Third World scholars have misrepresented Third World cultures and feminist agendas. Drawing attention to the political forces that have spawned, shaped, and perpetuated these misrepresentations since colonial times, Uma Narayan inspects the underlying problems which "culture" poses for the respect of difference and cross-cultural understanding. Questioning the problematic roles assigned to Third World subjects within multiculturalism, Narayan examines ways in which the flow of information across national contexts affects our understanding of issues. Dislocating Cultures contributes a philosophical perspective on areas of ongoing interest such as nationalism, post-colonial studies, and the cultural politics of debates over tradition and "westernization" in Third World contexts.

Cultural Identity and the Nation-state

Author : Carol Gould
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780847696772
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (967 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Identity and the Nation-state written by Carol Gould and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection, several distinguished political philosophers consider alternative models of the recognition of diverse cultures and the significance of cultural and national identity within democratic societies. The impact of this recognition for conceptions of citizenship and the supposed neutrality of the democratic state is examined, in the framework of economic and political globalization on the one hand, and the widespread assertion of cultural and ethnic differences on the other. The tension between the recognition of diverse cultures and universal frameworks of human rights is discussed, as are the idea of national self-determination and the new forms of democratic and civic institutions that may be required in order to deal with present political conflicts.

Cultural Identity in Transition

Author : Jari Kupiainen
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN 13 : 9788126903740
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural Identity in Transition by : Jari Kupiainen

Download or read book Cultural Identity in Transition written by Jari Kupiainen and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2004 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural Identity In Transition Analyses The Challenges That Globalisation And Modernisation Have Brought To Cultural Identity In Recent Years. This Collection Of Articles Highlights Some Of The Central Theoretical Ideas And Models Currently Used In The Analysis Of Cultural Identity In The Social And Cultural Sciences.While The Book S Main Regional Focus Is On Northern Europe, This Is Complemented By Several Case Studies Addressing Issues Of Cultural Identity In Indigenous And Ethnic Communities, In Literary And Artistic Expression, And In Terms Of National Politics Around The World.The Book Discusses In Detail The Questions Like : What Is At Stake In The Global Culture Industry In Terms Of Cultural Identity? How Do The Internet And Information Technology In General Empower Local Communities? What Kinds Of Political Struggles And Conflicts Can Be Associated With The Processes Of Cultural Identity? Cultural Identities Are In Transition, But In What Direction Are They Moving?Cultural Identity In Transition Will Be Essential Reading For University Students And Researchers In Sociology, Anthropology, And Cultural And Literary Studies.

Indigenous, Aboriginal, Fugitive and Ethnic Groups Around the Globe

Author : Liat Klain Gabbay
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 1789854318
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book Indigenous, Aboriginal, Fugitive and Ethnic Groups Around the Globe written by Liat Klain Gabbay and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2019-09-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a collection of papers about indigenous, aboriginal, ethnic and fugitive groups from different countries, regions and areas. The book's chapters are written by scholars from different disciplines who exemplify these groups' way of life, problems, etc. from educational aspects, governmental aspects, aspects of human rights, economic statues, legal statues etc. The chapters describe their difficulties, but also their will to preserve their culture and language, and make their life better.

Language, Culture and Identity

Author : Torben Vestergaard
Publisher : Aalborg University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Language, Culture and Identity written by Torben Vestergaard and published by Aalborg University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are people's identities an effect of their membership of linguistic, national regional and ethnic groups, and does such group membership create problems for "inter-cultural communication"? These questions are addressed in this collection of nine papers from the Third Annual Conference of the Nordic Network for Intercultural Communications. Answers are drawn from general, theoretical, pedagogical and empirical points of view. They agree on one fundamental issue: the language-identity-cutlure complex, dynamic and overlapping rather than static and isomorphic. This leads the contributions to touch upon the political implications of a relational and dynamic view on language, culture, human rights and regional identities in a Europe with crumbling national boundaries. Among the topics are whether a person's identity is bound to a certain place and whether it is constant. Others discuss cross-cultural communication, a post-structuralist stance, different values ascribed to words and actions; the ability of people to interact with different cultures; the cross-cultural language link in language teaching; what language choice says about people and their attitudes towards each other when more than one language is available; and a recognition that most of us are members of several cultural groups, which can create incompatible values and attitudes.

The Multicultural Riddle

Author : Gerd Baumann
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135961891
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book The Multicultural Riddle written by Gerd Baumann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multicultural Riddle is a comprehensive exploration of all the issues that shape our search for a multicultural society. The book examines how we can establish a state of justice and equality between and among three groups: those who believe in a unified national culture, those who trace their culture to their ethnic identity, and those who view their religion as their culture. To solve the multicultural riddle, one must rethink national identity, ethnicity and the role of religion in the modern world.

Dislocating Cultures

Author : Uma Narayan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135025053
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Dislocating Cultures written by Uma Narayan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dislocating Cultures takes aim at the related notions of nation, identity, and tradition to show how Western and Third World scholars have misrepresented Third World cultures and feminist agendas. Drawing attention to the political forces that have spawned, shaped, and perpetuated these misrepresentations since colonial times, Uma Narayan inspects the underlying problems which "culture" poses for the respect of difference and cross-cultural understanding. Questioning the problematic roles assigned to Third World subjects within multiculturalism, Narayan examines ways in which the flow of information across national contexts affects our understanding of issues. Dislocating Cultures contributes a philosophical perspective on areas of ongoing interest such as nationalism, post-colonial studies, and the cultural politics of debates over tradition and "westernization" in Third World contexts.

Introducing Culture Identities

Author : Robert Klanten
Publisher : Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
ISBN 13 : 9783899554748
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (547 download)

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Download or read book Introducing Culture Identities written by Robert Klanten and published by Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overview of designs and designers of posters and graphic design for museums and other places of cultural interest.

Nation Dance

Author : Patrick Taylor
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253338358
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (383 download)

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Download or read book Nation Dance written by Patrick Taylor and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dealing with the ongoing interaction of rich and diverse cultural traditions from Cuba and Jamaica to Guyana and Surinam, Nation Dance addresses some of the major contemporary issues in the study of Caribbean religion and identity. The book’s three sections move from a focus on spirituality and healing, to theology in social and political context, and on to questions of identity and diaspora. The book begins with the voices of female practitioners and then offers a broad, interdisciplinary examination of Caribbean religion and culture. Afro-Caribbean religions, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity are all addressed, with specific reflections on Santería, Palo Monte, Vodou, Winti, Obeah, Kali Mai, Orisha work, Spiritual Baptist faith, Spiritualism, Rastafari, Confucianism, Congregationalism, Pentecostalism, Catholicism, and liberation theology. Some essays are based on fieldwork, archival research, and textual or linguistic analysis, while others are concerned with methodological or theoretical issues. Contributors include practitioners and scholars, some very established in the field, others with fresh, new approaches; all of them come from the region or have done extensive fieldwork or research there. In these essays the poetic vitality of the practitioner’s voice meets the attentive commitment of the postcolonial scholar in a dance of "nations" across the waters.

Crossing Cultures

Author : Nakiye Avdan Boyacigiller
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134395817
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Crossing Cultures written by Nakiye Avdan Boyacigiller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crossing Cultures provides a bold and refreshing new resource for teachers and trainers with proven methods for developing coping strategies and problem-solving skills in the cross-cultural arena. A comprehensive study structured to provide a framework for teaching; each chapter contains a teaching module, highlighting the potential difficulties, dialogues and variations in cross-cultural teaching. Ideal for those teaching Business across borders, this is a uniquely practical guide that features contributions from the leading lights of the field.

Understanding Global Cultures

Author : Martin J. Gannon
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761929802
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Global Cultures written by Martin J. Gannon and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Global Cultures, Third Edition presents the cultural metaphor as a method for understanding the cultural mindsets of a nation, a cluster of nations, and even of a continent. This method involves identifying some phenomenon, activity or institution of a culture that all or most of its members consider important and with which they identify closely. Metaphors are not stereotypes; rather, they rely upon the features of one critical phenomenon of a culture to describe the entire culture. The characteristics of the metaphor then become the basis for describing and understanding the essential features of the culture. For example, the Italians invented the opera and love it passionately. Five key characteristics of the opera are the overture, spectacle and pageantry, voice, externalization, and the interaction between the lead singers and the chorus. These features are used to describe Italy and its cultural mindset. Thus the metaphor is a guide or map that helps such outsiders as students, travelers, and managers on short-term and long-term assignments understand quickly what members of a culture consider important.

Tourism, Heritage and National Culture in Java

Author : Heidi Dahles
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780700715206
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book Tourism, Heritage and National Culture in Java written by Heidi Dahles and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an examination of the politics and policies of cultural tourism as they were played out under the Indonesian New Order government whose policy to encourage mainly 'high-quality' tourism revolved around carefully constructed and controlled tourist experiences provided by the Jakarta-based industry, under government control.

Understanding Culture

Author : Robert S. Wyer
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1136642919
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Culture written by Robert S. Wyer and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains contributions from 24 internationally known scholars covering a broad spectrum of interests in cross-cultural theory and research. This breadth is reflected in the diversity of the topics covered in the volume, which include theoretical approaches to cross-cultural research, the dimensions of national cultures and their measurement, ecological and economic foundations of culture, cognitive, perceptual and emotional manifestations of culture, and bicultural and intercultural processes. In addition to the individual chapters, the volume contains a dialog among 14 experts in the field on a number of issues of concern in cross-cultural research, including the relation of psychological studies of culture to national development and national policies, the relationship between macro structures of a society and shared cognitions, the integration of structural and process models into a coherent theory of culture, how personal experiences and cultural traditions give rise to intra-cultural variation, whether culture can be validly measured by self-reports, the new challenges that confront cultural psychology, and whether psychology should strive to eliminate culture as an explanatory variable.

The Cross-Cultural Communication Trainer's Manual

Author : John Cutler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351892126
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book The Cross-Cultural Communication Trainer's Manual written by John Cutler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global market means that many organizations now have offices, affiliates, suppliers, call centres, clients and customers in a wide range of countries and cultures. Employees at a variety of levels are expected to have as good skills in cross-cultural working as in any other key competency. The Cross-Cultural Communication Trainer's Manual provides a complete toolkit for the trainer/facilitator needing to design and deliver cross- or inter-cultural training, for both mono- and multicultural audiences. Volume One: Designing Cross-Cultural Training The first volume in this two-volume set opens with an outline of useful information on cross-cultural training content, design and delivery. This is followed by a series of readings that flesh out many of the concepts important for trainers and learners alike and provide important facts, theory and practical background on an area in question. They can be used as a basis for facilitator presentations or given to learners as reading exercises. The manual concludes with (1) a series of action planning activities to help consolidate what learners have experienced and (2) evaluation forms for assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of any cross-cultural training events. The Appendix offers outline designs for seven half-day, one-day and two-day workshops using activities from Volume Two: Activities for Cross-Cultural Training along with a detailed bibliography. Volume Two: Activities for Cross-Cultural Training With 80 activities (covering skills such as understanding culture and differences, stereotypes, cultural self-awareness, cultural influences, barriers to communication) this varied and imaginative collection is a must-have resource for anyone involved in cross- or inter-cultural training. The collection concludes with a detailed bibliography of further reading and references.