Culture and AuthenticityWiley, 2008 - 176 pages Authenticity is taken-for-granted as an absolute value in contemporary life. In Culture and Authenticity, Charles Lindholm calls upon anthropological case studies from different cultures, historical material, and comparative philosophy, to explore how notions of authenticity develop, what forms it takes, and how it changes over time.
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Page 83
... French Revolution . When it began in 1789 , only 20 percent of the popula- tion spoke ' proper ' Parisian French ; 30 percent could not understand it at all . It was therefore necessary , as Eugen Weber famously put it , to " turn ...
... French Revolution . When it began in 1789 , only 20 percent of the popula- tion spoke ' proper ' Parisian French ; 30 percent could not understand it at all . It was therefore necessary , as Eugen Weber famously put it , to " turn ...
Page 84
... French historical memory ; together , the various terroir comprised the soul of the nation , unifying the provinces that had been liberated by the Revolution . What this meant in practice was that France could be conceptualized as a ...
... French historical memory ; together , the various terroir comprised the soul of the nation , unifying the provinces that had been liberated by the Revolution . What this meant in practice was that France could be conceptualized as a ...
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... French taste.21 A more recent example of the same very French authentication process can be found in the transformation of French artisanal chocolate production , which was in retreat due to increased competition from low - cost Belgian ...
... French taste.21 A more recent example of the same very French authentication process can be found in the transformation of French artisanal chocolate production , which was in retreat due to increased competition from low - cost Belgian ...
Contents
Authenticity and Music | 25 |
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure | 39 |
The Commodification of Authenticity | 52 |
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