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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... thing , the more complete will our ' concept ' of this thing , our ' objectivity ' be . " 1 Therefore , this journey to a more complete and objective concept of authen- ticity is made up of a series of comparative case studies that will ...
... thing , the more complete will our ' concept ' of this thing , our ' objectivity ' be . " 1 Therefore , this journey to a more complete and objective concept of authen- ticity is made up of a series of comparative case studies that will ...
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... Thing Tourism is an immensely popular way for ordinary people to escape from the everyday , manufacture meaning in their lives , and pursue a more intense reality ' elsewhere . The alternative reality may consist of trekking to a ...
... Thing Tourism is an immensely popular way for ordinary people to escape from the everyday , manufacture meaning in their lives , and pursue a more intense reality ' elsewhere . The alternative reality may consist of trekking to a ...
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... thing to be manipulated . The result was profound confusion about identity . As Hochschild concluded : - When the product - the thing to be engineered , mass - produced , and subjected to speed - up and slowdown – is a smile , a mood ...
... thing to be manipulated . The result was profound confusion about identity . As Hochschild concluded : - When the product - the thing to be engineered , mass - produced , and subjected to speed - up and slowdown – is a smile , a mood ...
Contents
Authenticity and Music | 25 |
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure | 39 |
The Commodification of Authenticity | 52 |
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