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In the wide-ranging and innovative essays of Cultures in Motion, a dozen distinguished historians offer new conceptual vocabularies for understanding how cultures have trespassed across geography and social space. From the transformations of the meanings and practices of charity during late antiquit...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Reimitz, Helmut (Editor), Raman, Bhavani (Editor), Rodgers, Daniel T. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Society.
Kulturspridning.
Kultur.
Culture.
Cross-cultural studies.
Civilization.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
civilization.
Civilisation.
Études transculturelles.
Civilization
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In the wide-ranging and innovative essays of Cultures in Motion, a dozen distinguished historians offer new conceptual vocabularies for understanding how cultures have trespassed across geography and social space. From the transformations of the meanings and practices of charity during late antiquity and the transit of medical knowledge between early modern China and Europe, to the fusion of Irish and African dance forms in early nineteenth-century New York, these essays follow a wide array of cultural practices through the lens of motion, translation, itinerancy, and exchange, extending the.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (384 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400849895

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