Tradition and modernity in the mediterranean: the wedding as symbolic struggle
Auteur :
Argyrou, Vassos
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521560955
Date de publication :
13 juin 1996
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,9 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
458 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The subject of Vassos Argyrou's study is modernisation, as reflected in the changing nature of wedding celebrations in Cyprus over two generations. He argues that modernisation is not a process that makes a society 'modern', but a legitimising discourse.