The Transfer and Transformation of Ideas and Material Culture - Couverture souple

Texas A&M University Press

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1585440795 ISBN 13 : 9781585440795

Editeur : Texas A & M University Press, 2000

Synopsis

In a process called diffusion, people of any one culture may copy from those of another rather than constantly "reinventing" ideas and technologies. They copy things as diverse as pots, plants, plans, books, and automobiles; the techniques for constructing or replicating such artifacts; institutions, whether ecclesiastical, managerial, ceremonial, military, or economic; and ideas or complexes of ideas, including religious beliefs and political ideologies. In the process they transform these things, sometimes beyond recognition. How important, then, are these diffusion processes in determining the overall shape of cultures? Under what conditions do they operate? When will they be resisted?

This volume offers exciting multidisciplinary perspectives on the questions of diffusionism and its critiques. Well-known scholars from the fields of geography, anthropology, and sociology consider the spread and modification of ideas and material culture over space and time.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter J. Hugill is associate professor of geography and D. Bruce Dickson is associate professor of anthropology at Texas A&M University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Texas A & M University Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1585440795
• ISBN 13: 9781585440795
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 308
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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