Chaos in the contact zone : unpredictability, improvisation and the struggle for control in cultural encounters /

Cultural encounters are often being stylized not only as experiences of uncontrollability and unpredictability par excellence, but also as challenges to planning and predicting. The history, the different forms and the consequences of this phenomenon are the main issues discussed in this volume. The...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Behrens, Christoph, 1962-, Wodianka, Stephanie, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript-Verlag, [2017]
Colección:Culture & theory.
Temas:
Cultural relations > History > Congresses.
Culture and globalization > History > Congresses.
Relations culturelles > Histoire > Congrès.
Culture et mondialisation > Histoire > Congrès.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
Cultural relations.
Culture and globalization.
Conference papers and proceedings.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • The Emergence and Domestication of Chaos in the Contact Zone
  • The "Jewish Indian Theory"
  • On the Cultural Coding of Skin Colour in Early Modern Contact Zones
  • Islands in the Maelstrom
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
  • Walking Backwards to the Future, Facing the Past
  • Many Worlds, Many Stories
  • The Contingency of Cultural Negotiations in Cross-Border Networks
  • Unexpected Outcomes of the Portuguese Encounter in Sri Lanka
  • Enriching Repertoires
  • From Early Country Blues to Rap
  • Authors.

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