Author(s): Peter Burke

Publisher: Ediciones Akal

Publication date: 2013-03-15

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 160

Language: es

The period we live in is marked by cultural encounters of all kinds, encounters that are increasingly frequent and intense. However, we react to this; it is impossible to ignore the trend towards mixing and hybridization: from Zen Judaism to Western food with soy, New Age religions, Nigerian kung fu, Bollywood films, or reggae and raï music. Some celebrate these phenomena, while others fear or condemn them. It is no surprise, then, that cultural theorists such as Homi Bhabha, Stuart Hall, Paul Gilroy, or Ien Ang have addressed this topic in their work and research, trying to analyze and understand these complex developments, or that a wide variety of disciplines devote more attention to the works of these theorists and the processes of encounter, contact, interaction, exchange, or cultural hybridization. In this concise and brilliant essay, the renowned historian Peter Burke examines these fascinating and controversial cultural phenomena, weaving theories, practices, processes, and events in an engaging and vibrant way. This edition also includes a preliminary study on the work of Peter Burke, by María José del Río Barredo, a specialist in cultural history.