The Building of Cultures
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"The Building of Cultures" is an anthropological work by Roland B. Dixon that examines the development, diffusion, and interaction of human cultures across time and space.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Building of Cultures canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9766064 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Building of Cultures Context triple: [Roland B. Dixon, notableWork, The Building of Cultures]
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A.
La Chaîne culturelle
La Chaîne culturelle was the former name of Ici Musique, the Canadian French-language public radio network focused on music and culture.
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B.
The Meaning of the City
The Meaning of the City is a theological and sociological study by Jacques Ellul that explores the city as a symbol of human rebellion against God and a central locus of modern alienation and idolatry.
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C.
Empire of Signs
Empire of Signs is a semiotic and philosophical essay by Roland Barthes that explores Japanese culture as a constructed system of signs to question Western assumptions about meaning and representation.
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D.
The Builders
The Builders is a modernist painting by French artist Fernand Léger that depicts construction workers amid geometric forms, celebrating industrialization and urban life.
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E.
The Builders
"The Builders" is a classic episode of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers in which a disastrously cheap construction job wreaks havoc on Basil Fawlty's hotel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Building of Cultures Target entity description: "The Building of Cultures" is an anthropological work by Roland B. Dixon that examines the development, diffusion, and interaction of human cultures across time and space.
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A.
La Chaîne culturelle
La Chaîne culturelle was the former name of Ici Musique, the Canadian French-language public radio network focused on music and culture.
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B.
The Meaning of the City
The Meaning of the City is a theological and sociological study by Jacques Ellul that explores the city as a symbol of human rebellion against God and a central locus of modern alienation and idolatry.
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C.
Empire of Signs
Empire of Signs is a semiotic and philosophical essay by Roland Barthes that explores Japanese culture as a constructed system of signs to question Western assumptions about meaning and representation.
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D.
The Builders
The Builders is a modernist painting by French artist Fernand Léger that depicts construction workers amid geometric forms, celebrating industrialization and urban life.
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E.
The Builders
"The Builders" is a classic episode of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers in which a disastrously cheap construction job wreaks havoc on Basil Fawlty's hotel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological work
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book ⓘ |
| about |
cultural evolution (anthropological concept)
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culture contact ⓘ culture history ⓘ diffusionism in anthropology ⓘ |
| author | Roland B. Dixon ⓘ |
| creator | Roland B. Dixon ⓘ |
| examines |
interaction between different cultural groups
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patterns of cultural diffusion ⓘ spatial distribution of cultures ⓘ temporal distribution of cultures ⓘ |
| field | anthropology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
comparative study of cultures
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development of human cultures across space ⓘ development of human cultures across time ⓘ historical processes of culture change ⓘ |
| genre |
academic non-fiction
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scholarly monograph ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Roland B. Dixon ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Building of Cultures ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
researchers in cultural studies
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scholars of anthropology ⓘ students of anthropology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
cultural development
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cultural diffusion ⓘ cultural interaction ⓘ human cultures ⓘ |
| perspective | anthropological ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Building of Cultures Description of subject: "The Building of Cultures" is an anthropological work by Roland B. Dixon that examines the development, diffusion, and interaction of human cultures across time and space.
Referenced by (3)
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