Cultural Identity and Global Processes

Author: Jonathan Friedman
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This book is the culmination of 15 years of research by the renowned American anthropologist Jonathan Friedman, systematically elaborating on the fundamental ideas of global anthropology. The author explores the changes in the ancient Mediterranean region from a global systems perspective, highlighting the astonishing similarities in history. He compares how the Congolese, the Ainu of Japan, and the Hawaiians shaped their national identity or their own identity through contact with the outside world, analyzes the emergence and development of anthropology, particularly the shift in contemporary anthropological research focus. Friedman's arguments are insightful and profound, providing us with an extremely valuable research perspective for analyzing contemporary social and cultural changes.