Routledge Cultural Hybridity: Contradictions and Dilemmas

Cultural Hybridity: Contradictions and Dilemmas by Routledge offers a deep exploration of what occurs when different cultures meet. Moving beyond simple theories of assimilation or clashes of civilizations, this volume provides a fresh perspective on the complexities of cultural encounters in both interpersonal and organizational settings. By bringing together scholars from many different disciplines, this book examines the actual processes that happen when East meets West. Instead of focusing on fixed outcomes, the contributors look at the active moments of emergence, dialectics, and contradictions that define modern life. It is an essential resource for those studying how cultural identities are shaped through constant interaction and the paradoxes that arise during these encounters. This academic work is designed for students and researchers in anthropology and sociology who want to move past essentialism. By analyzing everyday life events, the text provides a way to understand the ironies and contradictions inherent in our globalized world. It shifts the focus from what culture is to how culture works in real-time settings.