Cultural Identity and Global Process

by Jonathan Friedman

This fascinating book explores the interface between global processes, identity formation and the production of culture.

Examining ideas ranging from world systems theory to postmodernism, Jonathan Friedman investigates the relations between the global and the local, to show how cultural fragmentation and modernist homogenization are equally constitutive trends of global reality. With examples taken from a rich variety of theoretical sources, ethnographic accounts of historical eras, the analysis ranges across the cultural formations of ancient Greece, contemporary processes of Hawaiian cultural identification and Congolese beauty cults. Throughout, the author examines the interdependency of world market and local cultural

Genres: Anthropology

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Alex Birchall · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good book that raises some contentious issues in the concept of 'global' in anthropology. Full review essay to be posted on my blog soon.