Cultural change and persistence : new perspectives on development / edited by William Ascher and John M. Heffron.

xiv, 263 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.Includes bibliographical references and index.Rethinking culture and development: patterns of change and persistence -- Normative considerations in promoting cultural preservation or change -- "Old times there are not forgotten": Southern traditionalism and American national development -- Nationalism and the politics of language: analogies from Europe for the pacific basin -- Are cultural tensions "cultural"? Public responses to Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese migration in the Russian far East -- Cultural transition and village discourse in twentieth-century China-- How our village becomes "ecocultural": change, resilience, and social capital in Southwest China minority communities -- "The ramlila project": Indian identies in an age of globalization -- Mexico from Mestizo to multicultural: arts and identity at the turn of the millenium -- Global citizenship, cultural change, and education policy in Japan and New Zealand -- Culture and law on the Durand line: community and change -- Conclusios: interviewing cultural adaptation and economic development.

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