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
... natural geographical center of all the civilized peoples of Europe . According to him , " the diversity of people within France , reflected in regional identities , gave the nation a unique ability to assimilate and transform what it ...
... natural geographical center of all the civilized peoples of Europe . According to him , " the diversity of people within France , reflected in regional identities , gave the nation a unique ability to assimilate and transform what it ...
Page 84
... natural geography . However , the governmental effort to reformulate regional boundaries according to Vidal's theory of fundamental natural organic principles was hardly apolitical or disinterested . Huge amounts of money were at stake ...
... natural geography . However , the governmental effort to reformulate regional boundaries according to Vidal's theory of fundamental natural organic principles was hardly apolitical or disinterested . Huge amounts of money were at stake ...
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... natural folk ennobled by their Aryan blood . By eliminating the amorphous Jews and other degraded populations , Hitler hoped to protect the purity of the German heart and soul . And so he precipitated the Holocaust . Who Belongs ? The ...
... natural folk ennobled by their Aryan blood . By eliminating the amorphous Jews and other degraded populations , Hitler hoped to protect the purity of the German heart and soul . And so he precipitated the Holocaust . Who Belongs ? The ...
Contents
Authenticity and Music | 25 |
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure | 39 |
The Commodification of Authenticity | 52 |
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