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oapen-20.500.12657-242392024-03-22T19:23:19Z Global Culture, Island Identity Fog Olwig, Karen afro-caribbean community colonial society west indian islands population pilgrim holiness thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology Looking at the development of cultural identity in the global context, this text uses the approach of historical anthropology. It examines the way in which the West Indian Community of Nevis, has, since the 1600s, incorporated both African and European cultural elements into the framework of social life, to create an Afro-Caribbean culture that was distinctive and yet geographically unbounded - a "global culture". The book takes as its point of departure the processes of cultural interaction and reflectivity. It argues that the study of cultural continuity should be guided by the notion of cultural complexity involving the continuous constitution, development and assertion of culture. It emphasizes the interplay between local and global cultures, and examines the importance of cultural display for peoples who have experienced the process of socioeconomic marginalization in the Western world. 2019-11-21 14:21:31 2020-04-01T09:51:10Z 2020-04-01T09:51:10Z 1996 book 1005892 OCN: 1135848208 9781138180680;9783718606245;9781135306137;9781135306120;9781135306083 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24239 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1005892.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781135306137 Taylor & Francis 10.4324/9780203989685 10.4324/9780203989685 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9781138180680;9783718606245;9781135306137;9781135306120;9781135306083 open access
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Looking at the development of cultural identity in the global context, this text uses the approach of historical anthropology. It examines the way in which the West Indian Community of Nevis, has, since the 1600s, incorporated both African and European cultural elements into the framework of social life, to create an Afro-Caribbean culture that was distinctive and yet geographically unbounded - a "global culture". The book takes as its point of departure the processes of cultural interaction and reflectivity. It argues that the study of cultural continuity should be guided by the notion of cultural complexity involving the continuous constitution, development and assertion of culture. It emphasizes the interplay between local and global cultures, and examines the importance of cultural display for peoples who have experienced the process of socioeconomic marginalization in the Western world.
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