The Expediency of Culture is a pioneering theorization of the changing role of culture in an increasingly globalized wor
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Deals with global flows of capital, information and popular culture, questions of hybridity, identity politics, postcolo
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In Argentina, tango isn’t just the national music—it’s a national brand. But ask any contemporary Argentine if they ever
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A generation of aspiring business managers has been taught to see a world of difference as a world of opportunity. In Ma
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In this controversial essay, Carlos Elías addresses the worldwide phenomenon that is threatening the scientific and econ
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The Schooled Society shows how mass education interjects itself and its ideologies into culture at large: from the dynam
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The reuse of images, plots and genres from film history has become prominent in contemporary culture. In this study, Ver
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Vera Dika explores the reuse of images, plots and genres of film history from a broad range of critical perspectives. Ex
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Beyond the Word provides an implicit critique of postmodernism, redefining it as a further radical stage of modernism.
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Protestors across the world use aesthetics in order to communicate their ideas and ensure their voices are heard. This b
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Globalization, it seems, either holds the promise of new horizons and new worlds, or trammels local cultures and produce
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