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Consuming Ethnicity and Nationalism

Asian Experiences

Kosaku Yoshino author Kosaku Yoshino editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:23rd Jul '99

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This book is unique in applying a consumption approach to the study of ethnicity and nationalism, thereby challenging the usual 'top down' approach to nation-formation. Contributors from a variety of disciplines examine the on-going consumption of minority and national cultures by looking at different forms of consumption, including a national lottery, theme parks, museums, cross-cultural handbooks, popular song and audio-visual media. Chapters span diverse parts of Asia '- from Korea, Japan and China to Malaysia and Sri Lanka '- imparting to the volume a rare comparative quality. It should appeal to anyone interested in Asian Studies, as well as in the sociology and anthropology of culture, nationalism and globalisation.

'A wide-ranging collection of essays an interesting collection of some Asian experiences, rich in exploring varied ethnographic forms. of considerable value' - Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies

'The strength of this new book lies in the variety of approaches and case-studies ... several of these chapters are fascinating.' - School of Oriental & African Studies

ISBN: 9780700711895

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 560g

216 pages