Tahun Terbit

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Edisi

372 p.

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-13-277978-4

Tahun Terbit

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Deskripsi Fisik

IV, 84 P : 21 cm

No. Panggil

R 370/IND/k

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There's been plenty of loose talk about the reasons for the collapse of Arthur Andersen--much of it surrounding Andersen's culture. What, exactly, was the culture of Andersen? Did it really cause the collapse--and if so, what lessons can other organizations learn from Andersen's experience? The authors of Inside Arthur Andersen: Shifting Values, Unexpected Consequences bring their unique insigh…

Language, our primary tool of thought and perception, is at the heart of who we are as individuals. Languages are constantly changing, sometimes into entirely new varieties of speech, leading to subtle differences in how we present ourselves to others. This revealing account brings together eleven leading specialists from the fields of linguistics, anthropology, philosophy and psychology, to ex…

What does creativity mean - and does it have both a political and a cultural dimension? The contributors to this volume reexamine the interconnectedness of culture and creativity in an increasingly hybrid world. They argue that while many of the old certainties about high culture and artistic canons may now be disintegrating, culture and creativity themselves are still very much a reflection of…

The making and consuming of tourism takes place within a complex social milieu, with competing actors drawing into the ???product??? peoples??? history, culture and lifestyles. Culture and people thus become part of the tourism product. The implications are not fully understood, though the literature ranges the arguments along a continuum with culture being described on one hand as vulnerable a…

Race is often defined by its reference to biology, blood, genes, nature or essence. Yet these concepts are often left unexamined. Integrating material from the history of science, science studies, and anthropological studies of kinship and new reproductive technologies, as well as from studies of race, Peter Wade explores the meaning of such terms and interrogates the relationship between natur…

This text offers a decisive exploration of the colonial rhetoric inherent in current political discourse. Charting the usefulness of concepts of culture and identity for understanding world politics, the author illustrates the benefits and limitations of the civilized/barbarian dichotomy.