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Folklife in Contemporary Multicultural Society

New demographic, political, economic and ecological realities have recently joined on a global scale to bring cultural issues to the fore. Talk about "culture"—usually consigned to the back sections of newspapers, to academic circles and to abstract critical discussions—has recently emerged as a major subject of current events requiring serious and broad consideration.

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