num_pages: 280
description: 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 * 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.
language: English
title: Culture and Society in the Asia-Pacific
titlecomplete: Culture and Society in the Asia-Pacific (Pacific Studies)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Routledge