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Colin Mackerras & Richard Maidment
Culture and Society in the Asia-Pacific [PDF ebook]

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This important new text examines the crucial social and cultural factors associated with the rise of the Asia- Pacific region at the end of the Twentieth Century.It takes a close look at those areas which have affected the everyday life of the people most directly. These include:* the family* gender relations and the position of women* religion* the arts, with specific reference to film* ethnic relations and population migration* education, and the images of the Asia-Pacific.The authors discuss real tensions between tradition and modernity in different nations of the Asia-Pacific, exploring the effects that economic growth has on powerful traditional cultures.

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Idioma Inglés ● Formato PDF ● Páginas 320 ● ISBN 9780203983447 ● Editor Colin Mackerras & Richard Maidment ● Editorial Taylor and Francis ● Publicado 1998 ● Descargable 6 veces ● Divisa EUR ● ID 2303468 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM

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