Changing Cultural Landscapes: How Are People and Their Communities Affected by Migration and Settlement?

By Marina Cohen

Book Overview

Culture gives humans a sense of identity. This title examines how cultures around the world mix and change in response to migration and settlement. This fascinating book examines: cultural superiority - suppressing or abusing the culture of an indigenous people; coercion or conversion - forcing another culture to adopt beliefs or a way of life, or when it willingly "converts;" integration - adopting the beliefs and ways of a new homeland; protection - the belief that culture must be "protected" and "preserved; fusion - the successful mixing of different cultures. Examples from history include: the slave trade and the impact of African culture on North America and then the world; the forcing of Native Americans to adopt European culture; the British Empire and India and the cultural interchange between the two countries; the mixing and spreading of different cuisines, music, art and design styles; the growth of multi-cultural cities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778751937
• ISBN13: 9780778751939
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9