Cultural Complexity

A rich, witty, and accessible introduction to the anthropology of contemporary cultures, Cultural Complexity emphasizes that culture is organized in terms of states, markets, and movements. Hannerz pays special attention to the interplay between the centralizing agencies of culture, such as schools and media, and the decentering diversity of subcultures, and considers the special role of cities as the centers of cultural growth. Hannerz discusses cultural process in small-scale societies, the concept of subcultures, and the economics and politics of culture. Finally, he presents the twentieth-century globalization of culture as a process of cultural diffusion, polycentralism, and local innovation, focusing on periods of intensive cultural productivity in Vienna, Calcutta, and San Francisco.

ISBN 0231076231   Pages 358 ISBN13 9780231076234 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Columbia University Press   Weight (grammes) 588 Imprint Columbia University Press   Published in New York Format Paperback   Height (mm) 230 Publication date 29 Apr 1993   Width (mm) 155 Library of Congress HM101.H27   Spine width (mm) 19 DEWEY 306   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC12A

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