| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 315 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Public worlds ; v. 8 |
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Public worlds ; v. 8.
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| Contents |
The once and future thing -- In modern time -- This nation will rise up -- This is ridiculous -- The public eye -- Inability to foresee |
| Summary |
From the Declaration of Independence to the movie Babe, from the Amazon River to the film studio, from microscopic studies of the words making up myths and books to the large-scale forces of conquest, conversion, and globalization that drive history, Urban follows the clues to a startling revelation: "metaculture" makes the modern, entrepreneurial form of culture possible. In Urbans work we see how metaculture, in its relationship to newness, explains the peculiar shape of modern society and its institutions, from the prevalence of taste and choice to the processes of the public sph |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-306) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Culture
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Social values.
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Intercultural communication.
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Civilization, Modern -- Philosophy
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Tradition (Philosophy)
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traditionalism.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Civilization, Modern -- Philosophy
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Culture
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Intercultural communication
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Social values
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Tradition (Philosophy)
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Cultuur.
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Internationalisatie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780816693047 |
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0816693048 |
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9780816638420 |
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081663842X |
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