Approaches to the Study of Intercultural Transfer

A study and exploration of the intricacies and mechanisms of intercultural transfers.

Approaches to the Study of Intercultural Transfer presents a collection of compelling case studies in the area of social reform, museums, philanthropy, football, nonviolent resistance and holiday rituals such as Christmas that demonstrate key mechanisms of intercultural transfers. Each chapter provides the application of the intercultural transfer studies paradigm to a specific and distinct historical phenomenon.

‘This collection offers a practical introduction to the theory, methodology and implications of intercultural history. The book’s well researched, clearly argued case studies bring together a mass of material and references that will be much appreciated by researchers focused on social policy, philanthropy, cultural institutions and popular culture in transnational context.’ - Alan Lessoff, Illinois State University

‘Thomas Adam’s new book provides us with a rich and stimulating collection of essays. The many different examples of cross national and cross-Atlantic exchanges make the book interesting to a wide range of readers, while also serving as a model of how to design similar case studies. He argues convincingly that transfer did not make the world more homogeneous, but that it strengthened its diversity.’ - Axel Koerner, Director, UCL Centre for Transnational History, University College London