The Paradox of Authenticity in a Globalized World

Cobb, R.

Authenticity in our globalized world is a paradox. This collection examines how authenticity relates to cultural products, looking closely at how a particular "ethnic" food, or genre of popular music, or indigenous religious belief attains its aura of originality, when all traditional cultural products are invented in a certain time and place.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-04-02

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137353825

DOI: 10.1057/9781137353832

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 284