Download or read book Cultural Essentialism in Intercultural Relations written by Fred Dervin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of culture has long been criticized, with many scholars reformulating it or discarding it entirely. The field of intercultural communication and relations, however, still relies on culture to examine interculturality and this volume provides a comprehensive examination of the problems that the concept poses today.