tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post1504928302946920664..comments2024-03-28T09:38:23.219-05:00Comments on Book Chase: The Camel BookmobileSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-68238207283469131732007-05-30T17:22:00.000-05:002007-05-30T17:22:00.000-05:00I understand what you are saying and I'm not one t...I understand what you are saying and I'm not one to deny that good intentions are almost always associated with any kind of "westernization" project. It's all a matter of degree, IMO. Certainly some tribes and their customs are doomed and it is good to offer them an alternative means of survival. But the particular tribe in this book was not threatened with disintegration in the near future (Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-62976226986370813082007-05-30T15:55:00.000-05:002007-05-30T15:55:00.000-05:00aahhhh but exactly what is "western culture"? Many...aahhhh but exactly what is "western culture"? Many isolated communities are, as we speak, poised naked beneath the tidal wave of globalism that is just about to wipe them out. I forget the figures but each year a frightening number of languages die out. Without them, cultures evaporate. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure what languages Sweeney was attempting to bolster. Were her books in ENglish or...? Were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com