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 72
... Italy . Bra is a backwater industrial city once well known for leatherwork , for the per- vasive sour smell of tannin in its streets , and for its many voluntary associations . In the 1970s and 1980s , with the leather industry ...
... Italy . Bra is a backwater industrial city once well known for leatherwork , for the per- vasive sour smell of tannin in its streets , and for its many voluntary associations . In the 1970s and 1980s , with the leather industry ...
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... Italian state only came into existence in 1860 , gaining a relatively feeble hold in a society that still favors familial ties over civic duties . After the formation of Italy , people continued to speak their varied local dialects and ...
... Italian state only came into existence in 1860 , gaining a relatively feeble hold in a society that still favors familial ties over civic duties . After the formation of Italy , people continued to speak their varied local dialects and ...
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... Italian and eating pasta was then carried back to the home country by returnees . “ Pasta is a uniquely apt symbol ... Italy . These distinc- tions are also overlain by caste restrictions on food that make the development of a national ...
... Italian and eating pasta was then carried back to the home country by returnees . “ Pasta is a uniquely apt symbol ... Italy . These distinc- tions are also overlain by caste restrictions on food that make the development of a national ...
Contents
Authenticity and Music | 25 |
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure | 39 |
The Commodification of Authenticity | 52 |
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