{"product_id":"9781743581766","title":"AmalgaNations: How Globalisation is Good","description":"It’s globalised culture – but not as we know it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFuelled by curiosity and wanderlust, reporter Doug Hendrie travels to the edges of our world to find the most unexpected – and bizarre – examples of cultural mash-ups, from the StarCraft videogame superstars of South Korea to the Clash-loving punks of Indonesia.\u003cbr\u003eA whirlwind world tour through surprising subcultures told with subtle humour, AmalgaNations picks up where Louis Theroux leaves off.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘We’re used to carting our travel discoveries home, but as Doug Hendrie proves it’s a two-way trade. Particularly when high tech, sex and style make the most unexpected converts.’ \u003cb\u003eTony Wheeler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Travelling isn’t just about where you go but what you do when you get there: where you look, what you see, who you meet and the questions you ask. Hendrie gets all this right and more in a book which doesn’t just take us places but into what feels like the future - a future that is here, now.’ \u003cb\u003eSophie Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Hendrie challenges stereotypes, celebrates differences and shows that, at base, what makes us all human is our ability to creatively adapt to and engage with our increasingly interconnected world.’ \u003cb\u003eDamien Kingsbury\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Doug Hendrie’s personal and insightful account of the connections between the West and other cultures exposes hidden truths about our global village.’ \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Kent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘From Ghana’s sorcery, scams and soft- porn film industry to gay power in the Philippines ... Welcome to Doug Hendrie’s world tour of rebirthed cultures.’ \u003cb\u003eChristopher Kremmer\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Hardie Grant Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300965826800,"sku":"9781743581766","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781743581766_p0.jpg?v=1763706309","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781743581766","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}