Culture and society in the Asia-Pacific

Richard Anthony Maidment, Colin MacKerras

Routledge “[u.a.]”, 1998 - Social Science - 267 pages

This important new text examines the crucial social and cultural factors associated with the rise of the Asia- Pacific region at the end of the Twentieth Century.
It takes a close look at those areas which have affected the everyday life of the people most directly. These include:
* the family
* gender relations and the position of women
* religion
* the arts, with specific reference to film
* ethnic relations and population migration
* education, and the images of the Asia-Pacific.
The authors discuss real tensions between tradition and modernity in different nations of the Asia-Pacific, exploring the effects that economic growth has on powerful traditional cultures.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Culture and society in the Asia-Pacific; Volume 3 of Pacific studies; Volume 3 of The Open University Pacific Studies Course Series
• Editors: Richard Anthony Maidment, Colin MacKerras
• Contributor: Richard Anthony Maidment
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Routledge “[u.a.]”, 1998
• ISBN: 0415172780, 9780415172783
• Length: 267 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General