Culture's Vanities: The Paradox of Cultural Diversity in a Globalized World

Culture's Vanities: The Paradox of Cultural Diversity in a Globalized World
ISBN-10
0742511979
ISBN-13
9780742511972
Category
History
Pages
257
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Author
David Steigerwald

Description

Americans want it both ways. They are committed to cultural diversity, yet demand an endless variety of cheap consumer goods from a global system that destroys distinct ways of life. In this groundbreaking work, David Steigerwald argues that Americans have papered over this paradox by embracing the rhetoric of diversity and multiculturalism, which hides the extent to which they have accepted homogenized ways of working and living.

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