Cultures merging
Subtitle: a historical and economic critique of culture
By: Eric L. Jones.
Series: Princeton economic history of the Western world
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9780691117379
Subjects: Economics -- Sociological aspects; Culture -- Economic aspects; Social change -- Economic aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The revival of cultural explanation; title: Cultures fluid and sticky; title: Culture as mediocrity; title: The means of merging; title: Institutions as cryptogams; title: Cultures of immigration; title: East Asia's experience; title: Economic changes, cultural responses; title: Cultural protection; title: Culture as reciprocity.