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Conserving Cultures Technology, Globalization, and the Future of Local Cultures

Paperback • 2004 • English • 1. edition

Conserving Cultures Technology, Globalization, and the Future of Local Cultures

By Harry Redner

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As the forests are felled, cultures are destroyed. In our technological civilization, the forces of globalization are a threat to both nature and culture. The many and varied cultures of the world are beset by the homogenizing impact of the global media, which represents the triumph of technics. The fate can only be averted by a concerted effort at culture conservation. Nature and culture must be protected to preserve a humanly habitable world. Conserving Cultures is the first book to link natur...Show more

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9780742527348

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published year

2004

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Conserving Cultures Technology, Globalization, and the Future of Local Cultures

Format

Paperback

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