{"product_id":"culture-martin-puchner","title":"Culture (Martin Puchner)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A writer of genius' - William Dalrymple\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Remarkable' - Kwame Anthony Appiah\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly captivating' - Anthony Doerr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt shows how art forms have crisscrossed continents over centuries to produce masterpieces. From Nefertiti's lost city and the Islamic Golden Age to twentieth century Nigerian theatre and Modernist poetry, Martin Puchner explores how contact between different peoples has driven artistic innovation in every era - whilst cultural policing and purism have more often undermined the very societies they tried to protect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTravelling through Classical Greece, Ashoka's India, Tang dynasty China, and many other epochs, this triumphal new history reveals the crossing points which have not only inspired the humanities, but which have made us human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMartin Puchner, the Byron and Anita Wien Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Harvard University, is an award-winning author, educator, public speaker, and institution builder in the arts and humanities. His writings, which include a dozen books and anthologies and over seventy articles and essays, range from philosophy and theatre to world literature and have been translated into many languages. Through his best-selling \u003ci\u003eNorton Anthology of World Literature \u003c\/i\u003eand his HarvardX MOOC Masterpieces of World Literature, he has brought four thousand years of literature to audiences across the globe. He is a permanent member of the European Academy.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 384 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63605235908957,"sku":"K097066483","price":13.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/238921-9706648300001A.jpg?v=1771974159","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/culture-martin-puchner","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}