Title Conserving cultures : technology, globalization, and the future of local cultures / Harry Redner.

Publication Info.	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2004]
	©2004

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	HM621 .R426 2004	Available	---

Description	vi, 243 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index.
Contents	1. What is global culture? -- The cultural impact of globalization -- Flight-culture as a premonition of the future -- Americanization, or the origins of global culture -- In defence of local culture -- 2. Why is global culture so successful? -- The economy of the media: supply and demand -- Technology and the media -- From popular to mass to global culture -- 3. How does global culture differ from all other cultures? -- General theory of culture -- Technics -- Technification of representation -- Technification of the ethos -- The retreat from technics -- 4. What are the alternatives to global culture? -- Values and their enemies -- Values and commodities -- Choosing local culture -- Resisting global culture -- Towards an eco-cultural balance.
Subject	Culture.
	Culture.
	Technology and civilization.
	Technology and civilization.
	Globalization -- Social aspects.
	Globalization -- Social aspects.
	Information technology -- Social aspects.
	Information technology -- Social aspects.
	Culture diffusion.
	Culture diffusion.
	International relations and culture.
	International relations and culture.
	Civilization, Modern -- 21st century.
	Civilization, Modern.
Chronological Term	21st century
ISBN	0742527336 cloth alkaline paper
	0742527344 paperback alkaline paper