There Is No Such Thing as Cultural Identity

by François Jullien

Book Overview

As people throughout the world react to globalization and revert to nationalism, they are proclaiming distinct cultural identities for themselves. Cultural identity seems to offer a defensive wall against the homogenizing effects of globalization and a framework for nurturing and protecting cultural differences.

In this short and provocative book, Fran ois Jullien argues that this emphasis on cultural identity is a mistake. Cultures exist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509546995
• ISBN13: 9781509546992
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 7.3"