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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Charles Lindholm. with the appearance of the division of labor and the resulting differences in wealth and property did humans learn to covet their neighbor's possessions and to puff themselves up in hopes of exciting envy . Motivated by ...
Charles Lindholm. with the appearance of the division of labor and the resulting differences in wealth and property did humans learn to covet their neighbor's possessions and to puff themselves up in hopes of exciting envy . Motivated by ...
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... appearance of innovation among avant - garde artists and their clients , who need to differentiate themselves from the masses by their advanced and uncon- ventional taste . In the postmodern era , the requirements for high - status mar ...
... appearance of innovation among avant - garde artists and their clients , who need to differentiate themselves from the masses by their advanced and uncon- ventional taste . In the postmodern era , the requirements for high - status mar ...
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... appearance of democracy , a planetary market economy , one currency ( why not the dollar ? ) , and the belt is buckled . The World Village is not a whim anymore . We witness ... , a true totalitarianism [ that is ] much more vicious ...
... appearance of democracy , a planetary market economy , one currency ( why not the dollar ? ) , and the belt is buckled . The World Village is not a whim anymore . We witness ... , a true totalitarianism [ that is ] much more vicious ...
Contents
Authenticity and Music | 25 |
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure | 39 |
The Commodification of Authenticity | 52 |
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