{"product_id":"the-dictionary-of-global-culture-what-every-american-needs-to-know-as-we-enter-the-next-century-from-diderot-to-bo-diddley-paperback","title":"The Dictionary of Global Culture: What Every American Needs to Know as We Enter the Next Century--From Diderot to Bo Diddley - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKwame Anthony Appiah\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael Colin Vazquez\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHenry Louis Gates  Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReference\/World History \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Consistently informative, lively, and accurate . . . a pathbreaking achievement.\" --The New York Times Book Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003es the world's axes of population, power, and commerce shift from North to South and from West to East, the old Eurocentric model of culture is giving way to a new global paradigm. This dictionary, which has been compiled by two of our most esteemed scholars, is the first work of its kind to devote equal emphasis to the cultural contributions of the non-Western world alongside those of Europe and North America. \u003cbr\u003e Prepared by regional experts from five continents (including both scholars from other cultures and Western scholars of other cultures), the book's more than 1,200 entries include: \u003cbr\u003eChinua Achebe, Aeschylus, Bo Diddley, Denis Diderot, Martha Graham, The Great Leap Forward, Igbo, Inanna, Jainism, Henry James, John Milton, Yukio Mishima, Ramayana, Raphael, Fran ois Toussaint L'Ouverture, Trail of Tears, Zionism, Zydeco \u003cbr\u003eVast in scope and lucidly written, The Dictionary of Global Culture is an indispensable reference for students, businesspeople, or anyone seeking a foothold in the civilization of the next millennium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Detailed, accurate and solid. . . . It contains much to interest and inform.\" --Baltimore Sun\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eReference\/World History \u003cbr\u003e\"Consistently informative, lively, and accurate . . . a pathbreaking achievement.\" --The New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003es the world's axes of population, power, and commerce shift from North to South and from West to East, the old Eurocentric model of culture is giving way to a new global paradigm. This dictionary, which has been compiled by two of our most esteemed scholars, is the first work of its kind to devote equal emphasis to the cultural contributions of the non-Western world alongside those of Europe and North America. \u003cbr\u003e Prepared by regional experts from five continents (including both scholars from other cultures and Western scholars of other cultures), the book's more than 1,200 entries include: \u003cbr\u003eChinua Achebe, Aeschylus, Bo Diddley, Denis Diderot, Martha Graham, The Great Leap Forward, Igbo, Inanna, Jainism, Henry James, John Milton, Yukio Mishima, Ramayana, Raphael, Franois Toussaint L'Ouverture, Trail of Tears, Zionism, Zydeco \u003cbr\u003eVast in scope and lucidly written, The Dictionary of Global Culture is an indispensable reference for students, businesspeople, or anyone seeking a foothold in the civilization of the next millennium. \u003cbr\u003e\"Detailed, accurate and solid. . . . It contains much to interest and inform.\" --Baltimore Sun\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKwame Anthony Appiah\u003c\/b\u003e, the president of the PEN American Center, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ethics of Identity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThinking It Through: An Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Honor Code\u003c\/i\u003e, and the prize-winning \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitanism\u003c\/i\u003e. Raised in Ghana and educated in England, he has taught philosophy on three continents and is currently a professor at Princeton University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 736\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.82 x 8.48 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132474986631,"sku":"9780679729853","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/33a869b9a571d32d570021bbe7b0927f.webp?v=1732626675","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-dictionary-of-global-culture-what-every-american-needs-to-know-as-we-enter-the-next-century-from-diderot-to-bo-diddley-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}