Culture, Multiculture, Postculture

By Joel S. Kahn

In the 1990s, we are witnessing the influence of cultural signs and symbols that serve to divide humanity into discrete, often conflicting "cultural groups." What brought about this focus on culture? And what should we make of the current importance of cultural politics? In this assured and accessible text, author Joel S. Kahn argues that the idea of difference is of fundamental importance in debates on culture, multiculture, and postculture. He argues for a view of culture and its affiliated forms that is thoroughly based on history. Richly illustrated with resources from fiction and real-life, this volume fully represents the many-sided and ubiquitous place of culture in social life. It shows how cultural distinctions shape our relations to reality and imagination. Culture, Multiculture, and Postculture also addresses globalization, but it avoids the conceits of postmodernism by insisting that differences have not "withered" away, declaring that globalization has, in fact, multiplied cultural differences and diversities. Shrewd, innovative, and compelling, Culture, Multiculture, and Postculture is required reading for students in the sociology of culture, cultural studies, and anthropology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803975651
• ISBN13: 9780803975651
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.5" x 6.0"