"Prepared under the auspices of the Pacific Basin Research Center, Soka University of America."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rethinking culture and development: patterns of change and persistence / William Ascher, John M. Heffron -- Normative considerations in promoting cultural preservation or change / William Ascher -- 'Old times there are not forgotten': Southern traditionalism and American national development / John M. Heffron -- Nationalism and the politics of language: analogies from Europe for the Pacific Basin / John Christian Laursen -- Are cultural tensions 'cultural'? Public responses to Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese migration in the Russian Far East / Mikhail Alexseev -- Cultural transition and village discourse in twentieth-century China / Huaiyin Li -- How our village becomes 'eco-cultural': change, resilience, and social capital in southwest China minority communities / Zhou Yongming -- 'The Ramlila Project': Indian identities in an age of globalization / Nita Kumar -- Mexico, from mestizo to multicultural: arts and identity at the turn of the millennium / Carrie C. Chorba -- Global citizenship, cultural change, and education policy in Japan and New Zealand / Lynne Parmenter -- Culture and law on the Durand Line: continuity and change / Charles H. Norchi -- Conclusions: intertwining cultural adaptation and economic development / William Ascher, John M. Heffron.