Culture/contexture

Culture/contexture

Author: E. V. Daniel

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780520084636

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The rapprochement of anthropology and literary studies, begun nearly fifteen years ago by such pioneering scholars as Clifford Geertz, Edward Said, and James Clifford, has led not only to the creation of the new scholarly domain of cultural studies but to the deepening and widening of both original fields. Literary critics have learned to "anthropologize" their studies--to ask questions about the construction of meanings under historical conditions and reflect on cultural "situatedness." Anthropologists have discovered narratives other than the master narratives of disciplinary social science that need to be drawn on to compose ethnographies. Culture/Contexture brings together for the first time literature and anthropology scholars to reflect on the antidisciplinary urge that has made the creative borrowing between their two fields both possible and necessary. Critically expanding on such pathbreaking works as James Clifford and George Marcus's Writing Culture and Marcus and Michael M. J. Fischer's Anthropology as Cultural Critique, contributors explore the fascination that draws the disciplines together and the fears that keep them apart. Their topics demonstrate the rich intersection of anthropology and literary studies, ranging from reading and race to writing and representation, incest and violence, and travel and time. The rapprochement of anthropology and literary studies, begun nearly fifteen years ago by such pioneering scholars as Clifford Geertz, Edward Said, and James Clifford, has led not only to the creation of the new scholarly domain of cultural studies but to the deepening and widening of both original fields. Literary critics have learned to "anthropologize" their studies--to ask questions about the construction of meanings under historical conditions and reflect on cultural "situatedness." Anthropologists have discovered narratives other than the master narratives of disciplinary social science that need to be drawn on to compose ethnographies. Culture/Contexture brings together for the first time literature and anthropology scholars to reflect on the antidisciplinary urge that has made the creative borrowing between their two fields both possible and necessary. Critically expanding on such pathbreaking works as James Clifford and George Marcus's Writing Culture and Marcus and Michael M. J. Fischer's Anthropology as Cultural Critique, contributors explore the fascination that draws the disciplines together and the fears that keep them apart. Their topics demonstrate the rich intersection of anthropology and literary studies, ranging from reading and race to writing and representation, incest and violence, and travel and time.


Culture/Contexture

Culture/Contexture

Author: E. Valentine Daniel

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-11-10

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 0520323696

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The rapprochement of anthropology and literary studies, begun nearly fifteen years ago by such pioneering scholars as Clifford Geertz, Edward Said, and James Clifford, has led not only to the creation of the new scholarly domain of cultural studies but to the deepening and widening of both original fields. Literary critics have learned to "anthropologize" their studies—to ask questions about the construction of meanings under historical conditions and reflect on cultural "situatedness." Anthropologists have discovered narratives other than the master narratives of disciplinary social science that need to be drawn on to compose ethnographies. Culture/Contexture brings together for the first time literature and anthropology scholars to reflect on the antidisciplinary urge that has made the creative borrowing between their two fields both possible and necessary. Critically expanding on such pathbreaking works as James Clifford and George Marcus's Writing Culture and Marcus and Michael M. J. Fischer's Anthropology as Cultural Critique, contributors explore the fascination that draws the disciplines together and the fears that keep them apart. Their topics demonstrate the rich intersection of anthropology and literary studies, ranging from reading and race to writing and representation, incest and violence, and travel and time. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1996.


Cross-cultural Business Behavior

Cross-cultural Business Behavior

Author: Richard R. Gesteland

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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This is a practical guide for international business people who sell, manage and negotiate across cultures since it is designed to prepare the business visitor to conduct effective negotiations in the world's major markets.


The Politics of Culture in Turkey, Greece & Cyprus

The Politics of Culture in Turkey, Greece & Cyprus

Author: Leonidas Karakatsanis

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-03-27

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 1317428218

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Performing a political identity usually involves more than just casting a vote. For Left-wingers in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus – countries that emerged as the only non-socialist constituents of South-eastern Europe after WWII – political preference meant immersion to distinct ways of life, to ‘cultures’: in times of dictatorship or persecution, the desire to find alternative ways to express themselves gave content to these cultures. In times of political normality, it was the echoes of such memories of precarity and loss that took the lead. This book explores the intersection between the politics and cultures of the Left since the sixties in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus. With the use of 12 case studies, the contributors expose the moments in which the Left has been claimed and performed, not only through political manifestos and traditional political boundaries, but also through corporeal acts, discursive practices and affective encounters. These are all transformed into distinct modalities of everyday life and conduct, which are commemorated, narrated or sung, versed, painted, or captured in photographic images and on reels of tape. By focusing on culture and performance, this book highlights the complex link between nationalism and internationalism in left-wing cultures, and illuminates the entanglements between the ways in which left-wingers experienced transitions from dictatorship to democracy and vice versa. As the first book to analyse cultures and performances of the Left in the three countries, The Politics of Culture in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus causes a rethinking of the boundaries of political practice and fosters new understandings of the formation of diverse expressions of the Left. As such, it will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of cultural and social anthropology, modern European history and political science.


Culture and Cultures in Tourism

Culture and Cultures in Tourism

Author: Andres Artal-Tur

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-06-29

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 0429619871

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According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), international tourists engaging in cultural activities accounted for more than 500 million of international tourist numbers in 2017. City tourism relies on culture as a major product, providing benefits not only for interested visitors, but also for the local resident population. New trends in tourism include "experiential tourism", where the interactions between tourists and residents become a key part of the tourism experience and overall customer satisfaction. New technologies and IT applications allow tourists to design their own trip, given the presence of global companies like Trip Advisor, Booking.com and AirBnB. This comprehensive volume explores new trends in cultural tourism, demonstrating how and why culture has become a central factor in tourism. The authors analyse a wide range of relevant issues, including: how heritage-based and cultural tourism could contribute to the sustainability of destinations; the increase of religious travels to and within Arab countries; and how cultural tourism fosters understanding among people and cultures, and could even potentially help to consolidate peace at a regional level. The book also analyses interactions between hosts (the local residents) and guests (the cultural visitors), revisiting the pioneer hippy travelling experiences in Turkey of the 1960s and how they shaped youth culture. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers of cultural tourism. The chapters were originally published in the journal Anatolia.


Women as Producers and Consumers of Tourism in Developing Regions

Women as Producers and Consumers of Tourism in Developing Regions

Author: Yorghos Apostolopoulos

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2001-04-30

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0313073457

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Tourism has become the world's largest industry, according to the World Tourism Organization; no surprise when one considers that it incorporates the world's oldest profession. In some developing regions, such as the Caribbean or the South Pacific, tourism is the primary sector in which significant economic growth takes place. In other regions, including areas of Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and formerly communist eastern Europe, tourism is just beginning to take off. In all of these areas, tourism's impact has been decidedly mixed. Nowhere is this more visible than in the context of women's roles in tourism. The contributors demonstrate the many ways in which gender determines the roles they play as both tourists and providers of tourism as product and service. A valuable contribution to tourism studies, women's studies, and the literature of economic development. The premises of this unique collection of research are that women's roles in tourism are gendered, just as are their other roles in gendered societies; that tourism affects women differently than it affects men; and that women themselves are affected in different ways by tourism depending on such factors as race, region, and class (leisured consumer vs. working producer, or guest vs. host). The contributors cover theoretical perspectives, including those provided by feminists and economic development analysts; women's roles in tourism in the mature industries of the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and the South Pacific; women's roles in the less-developed tourist destinations of the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and eastern Europe; and implications for the future of economic development policy and of gender relations in tourism.


Linking Leadership

Linking Leadership

Author: Aynur Doğan

Publisher: CCBS Press

Published: 2019-12-06

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9079646504

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‘Linking Leadership’ provides a reference for senior executives or those aiming at a cross-border career, to understand cultural differences across selected countries. Each semester we report on our quantitative survey-based global study, on our analyses of existing in-country leadership literature, preferably written by locals in the target language. Besides we try to obtain empirical validations through expert interviews with native specialists. This new issue of our leadership series presents country-specific analysis of culturally endorsed leadership practices for the countries: Afghanistan, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brunei, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Ghana, Japan, Jordan, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Myanmar, Oman, Poland, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain and Vietnam, This publication contains contributions from around 125 researchers from sixteen countries who participated in the Cross-Cultural Business Skills elective offered by the Part-time Academy of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA). The following people contributed: Aboadje Dwomor; Abou Tawakoli; Achraf Ahayan; Amine Bouzraa; Andreea Andrieş; Ane Gibelalde Eraso; Anouk Spieker; Arash Jamali; Arbaaz Ghafoor; Arnout Roorda; Arvind Nohar; Asad Khan; Atakhan Akkaya; Ayoub Rahmoun; Ayşen Çavuş; Bente Smit; Bjorn Gootjes; Bloem Westerman; Callum Cope; Daniar Said; Dario Snel; Davey Verbruggen; Deniz Çekiç; Diëva Groenberg; Donna Frederiks; Edwina Okyere; Elizabeth Arends; Elle van der Geest; Emily Cheung; Emmarald Kotzebue; Eva Ebeling; Evgeniya Chashnikova (Евгения Чашникова); Fabienne Schulze-Wermeling; Fariel Groenefelt; Fatih Kaya; Filip Drożdż; Fleur Tuin; Floor van Heugten; Floris Quentin Looije; Gongli Wang(王宫丽); Hamed Yousefi Alizé; Haydir Malik; Ilham Rahebi Aghniuni; Imane Amallah; Iñigo de la Presilla Echeberria; Inti Peralta Jacelga; Irfan Salim; Iris Haijemaije; Iris Santaularia Malet; Iris Vos; Jaydey Braams; Jesse Jonker; Jesse Schabracq; Jildou Hanzens; Joep Dortmans; Joey Wong (黄宝儿); Joy Zevenster; Kaiet Iglesias Baraibar; Kalok Liu (廖家樂); Karan Rhuggernaath; Kaya Todorovic; Kelvin Agyei; Kenza Waller Diemont; Kevin Chapagain; Kristof Dely; Laura Dabaj; Leire Astigarraga Iriondo; Lilly Krasenova (Лили Красенова); Lily Kluit; Lindiana Ziba Asani; Luis Mink; Maarten Vercouteren; Mark van Diest ; Max Versteeg; Mert Ayvaz; Mert Özbalaban; Miles Silvagni; Mohamad Darwish; Mostafa Zafar; Mourad Benali; Mubashar Butt; Najoua Chamlal; Naomi Houssart; Nastassia Panfilov (Настассиа Панфилов); Natifah Nicholas; Nawid Hafizi; Niels Francken; Nilesh Awadhpersad; Noah Jacob op ten Berg; Paula Mancisidor Yeregui; Pauline den Hartog; Philip van Rijk; Rins Tiemersma; Risa Matsumoto (松本 梨沙); Rogier Brinkers; Sabien Melenhorst; Sander Peters; Savrina Asmara, Serkan Yaşar; Sharon Pertijs; Sheza Mahmood; Sidney Ortse; Sinan Gürsoy; Sjoerd Wiggers; Soliana Ashame; Staś Wojciechowski; Stylianos Kouloundis (Στυλιάνος Κουλουντής); Subt Ihsan ul-Haq; Tarik Engin; Tim Weijermars; Valeriia Gushcha (Валерия Гуща); Victor Poelmann; Viktoriya Tsolkovska; Vincent de Rie; Wakako Suita (吹田和嘉子); William Bæk Jensen; Yamina Fatni; Yason Andreadis (Ιάσονας Ανδρεάδης) and Yassine Ballouti.


Vital Voices

Vital Voices

Author: A. Nelson

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 9781614289784

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Vital Voices: 100 Women Using Their Power to Empower celebrates 100 global female leaders who are redefining power. Candid and compelling, each leader shares personal stories, insights and ideas, showing us that women lead differently and that this difference is sorely needed in our world today. While each woman is path-breaking in her own right, it's together that these 100 voices illustrate the transformative power of women's leadership across cultures, industries and generations. A celebration of women's suffrage and gender equality through the use of visual and anecdotal story-telling as told through the eyes of 100 global women leaders who are redefining power, and using their power to strengthen female relationships across the globe. Some of the women featured in the book include Serena Williams, Hillary Clinton, Christine Legarde, Greta Thunberg, and Samar Minall Ah Khan.