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PublisherSAGE Publications, The Limited

ISBN-100803975651

ISBN-139780803975651

eBay Product ID (ePID)254677

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Number of Pages192 Pages

Publication NameCulture, Multiculture, Postculture

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1995

SubjectSociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social

TypeTextbook

AuthorJoel S. Kahn

Subject AreaSocial Science

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN95-074609

Reviews'Like the final bars of a symphony, the last chapter of this book is well worth waiting for: in it Kahn resolves many of the themes his five earlier chapters so provocatively raise.... But if this last chapter makes Kahn's book a must to read for those of us interested in the construction of "culture"... much of the pleasure in the book - like the pleasure in listening to good music - is in getting there.... the first chapter serves as something like an overture, critiquing cultural theory in the evolving post-colonial theorizing is in reality an extension of what he calls (after Taylor) a set of "expressivist" critiques of difference developed between the world wars. The second chapter is devoted to delineating the contours and roots of that earlier expressivist critique.... Kahn's purpose in the middle three chapters is the development of a series of variations on the themes laid out at the outset. He seeks to show how his expressivist critique has reached a crescendo during the interwar years, establishing a template for the critiques now associated with multiculturalism. He does this by examining how the notion of a universal "peasantry" came into being; how non-Western "others" were represented in both media and academic texts, and in the imagining of multicultural American cities. Kahn's discussions range from the ethnomusicology of Bartok... through to the architectural postmodernism of Charles Jencks... and the flourishing Jewish culture of New York in the twentieth century.... In each example... Kahn both provokes questions and answers them. And with each answer he raises yet more questions, all demanding some sort of resolution.... Like a well-constructed symphonic work, Kahn provides a series of greater and lesser moments of tension and release, a series of climaxes that both resolve and demand new developments, both throughout the book and in this final movement. Kahn ties his themes together and makes them say something new, something quite important. He shows many of the mechanisms by which "culture" comes to be made without having to resort to an ontological status for "culture" itself.... As with a particularly satisfying concert, for now, I am content to revel in the performance' - Ecumene'Erudite, extremely readable, wide-ranging and timely... a stimulating and lively book' - Richard Fardon, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 'Like the final bars of a symphony, the last chapter of this book is well worth waiting for: in it Kahn resolves many of the themes his five earlier chapters so provocatively raise.... But if this last chapter makes Kahn's book a must to read for those of us interested in the construction of "culture"... much of the pleasure in the book - like the pleasure in listening to good music - is in getting there.... the first chapter serves as something like an overture, critiquing cultural theory in the evolving post-colonial theorizing is in reality an extension of what he calls (after Taylor) a set of "expressivist" critiques of difference developed between the world wars. The second chapter is devoted to delineating the contours and roots of that earlier expressivist critique.... Kahn's purpose in the middle three chapters is the development of a series of variations on the themes laid out at the outset. He seeks to show how his expressivist critique has reached a crescendo during the interwar years, establishing a template for the critiques now associated with multiculturalism. He does this by examining how the notion of a universal "peasantry" came into being; how non-Western "others" were represented in both media and academic texts, and in the imagining of multicultural American cities. Kahn's discussions range from the ethnomusicology of Bartok... through to the architectural postmodernism of Charles Jencks... and the flourishing Jewish culture of New York in the twentieth century.... In each example... Kahn both provokes questions and answers them. And with each answer he raises yet more questions, all demanding some sort of resolution.... Like a well-constructed symphonic work, Kahn provides a series of greater and lesser moments of tension and release, a series of climaxes that both resolve and demand new developments, both throughout the book and in this final movement. Kahn ties his themes together and makes them say something new, something quite important. He shows many of the mechanisms by which "culture" comes to be made without having to resort to an ontological status for "culture" itself.... As with a particularly satisfying concert, for now, I am content to revel in the performance' - Ecumene 'Erudite, extremely readable, wide-ranging and timely... a stimulating and lively book' - Richard Fardon, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

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Table Of ContentCulture, Hegemony, Representation A Postcolonial Empire?Culture, Difference and the Expressivist Critique of ModernismPeasants, Difference and the Commoditys MalcontentsAlien Worlds Representing Cultural OthernessCulture, Multiculturalism and the (Post)Modern CityA World System of Culture?

SynopsisWhat is culture? How is it different from multiculture and postculture? In this accessible book, Joel Kahn shows that the idea of difference is of fundamental importance in debates on culture, multiculture and postculture. This innovative book examines a fundamental modern contradiction: the relation between greater cultural diversity and global capitalism. Arguing for a view of culture which is thoroughly grounded in history, the author looks at the way in which cultural distinctions shape our relation to reality and imagination. He illustrates his arguments with a rich array of sources from fiction to real life and represents the many-sided and ubiquitous nature of culture in social life. Joel Kahn comments on the trend towards global culture, but he avoids the conceits of postmodernism by insisting that differences have not 'withered away. Instead, he shows how the forces of globalization have multiplied cultural differences and diversities., What is culture? How is it different from multiculture and postculture? In this accessible book, Joel Kahn shows that the idea of difference is of fundamental importance in debates on culture, multiculture and postculture. This innovative book examines a fundamental modern contradiction: the relation between greater cultural diversity and global capitalism. Arguing for a view of culture which is thoroughly grounded in history, the author looks at the way in which cultural distinctions shape our relation to reality and imagination. He illustrates his arguments with a rich array of sources from fiction to real life and represents the many-sided and ubiquitous nature of culture in social life. Joel Kahn commen

LC Classification NumberHM101.K138 1995