It is argued that does not necessarily result in the domination and erasure of local cultures but rather engenders a resistance which can take the best of the global and reinforce and revitalise the potency of local cultures. Discuss with reference to the readings and concepts encountered in the subject. does not necessarily result in the domination and erasure of local cultures, is a positive statement one can make from the reading Understanding : History and Representation in the Emergence of the World as a Single Place, (Holton 1998). We ....