Borrowed Power: Essays on Cultural Appropriation

by Bruce Ziff

Overview

This book was a really informative and insightful collection of essays over cultural appropriation in our society today, mostly focusing on America's appropriation and use of Native American culture specifically more or less. The topics in this book covers a lot of ground from arts, land, and artifacts to ideas, knowledge, and symbols. The book doesn't try and point fingers blaming anyone rather then stating facts of the matter over the gray area of cultural appropriation. Overall a really nice read.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813523729
Publisher:	Rutgers University Press
Publication date:	01/01/1997
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	350
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

BRUCE ZIFF is a professor of law at the University of Alberta, Edmonton.

PRATIMA V. RAO is a foreign Service officer with the Canadian government. She holds degrees in sociology and law.

Editorial Reviews

"Offers an enticing collection of essays on the complex and urgent issue of cultural appropriation by a remarkably heterogeneous group of scholars and critics."

associate professor of English and comparative literature, UCLA, and author of Belated Travelers - Ali Behdad

"Offers an enticing collection of essays on the complex and urgent issue of cultural appropriation by a remarkably heterogeneous group of scholars and critics."--Ali Behdad "associate professor of English and comparative literature, UCLA, and author of Belated Travelers"

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