The Work of Culture

Raul Pertierra

ISBN 10: 971555427X / ISBN 13: 9789715554275

Published by De La Salle University Press, Malate, Manila, Philippines, 2002

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ix, 226 pages ; 23 cm. Contents: Ontologies of culture People Power II Globalization of culture Asian values Representations of Philippine culture The relevance of the Philippine state for the state of Philippine studies The role of social science in Philippine studies Multiple identities, overseas labor, and diasporal consciousness Global localities, Ilocanos in Toronto The Dutch as voluntary objects of ethnology.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Work of Culture
• Publisher: De La Salle University Press, Malate, Manila, Philippines
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 971555427X
• ISBN 13: 9789715554275
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Southeast Asia
  • Anthropology

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Synopsis

In this book the author shows the need to rethink culture, globalization, and localization as they work in the Philippine setting. This collection of essays expounds on the possibilities of and threats to the globalization of culture, and juxtaposes such phenomena as People Power II and moro moro, overseas labor and multiple identities, as well as Asian values and Philippine culture.