Culture and Society in the Asia-Pacific (Pacific Studies)

By R. Maidment and Maidment R. & Mackerras C. (Eds.)

Book Overview

This important new text examines the crucial social and cultural factors associated with the rise of the Asia- Pacific region at the end of the Twentieth Century. It takes a close look at those areas which have affected the everyday life of the people most directly. These include: * the family * gender relations and the position of women * religion * the arts, with specific reference to film * ethnic relations and population migration * education, and the images of the Asia-Pacific. The authors discuss real tensions between tradition and modernity in different nations of the Asia-Pacific, exploring the effects that economic growth has on powerful traditional cultures.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415172780
• ISBN13: 9780415172783
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.9" x 0.6" x 7.4"