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Appiah Points Out Some Examples of How Western Products and Media

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Appiah points out some examples of how Western products and media have become popular in traditional, non-Western cultures. Is this a bad thing? What if traditional cultures are lost and everyone becomes more Westernized? Does this sometimes constitute "cultural imperialism"? If so, when?


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