The End of Conceit : Western Rationality after Postcolonialism.
In this radical book, Patrick Chabal reveals how the future of the West is now inextricably linked to that of the non-West. He argues that the postcolonial challenge exposes the limitation of Western social thought to explain many pressing social and economic issues, domestic and global. The End of...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London :
Zed Books,
2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In this radical book, Patrick Chabal reveals how the future of the West is now inextricably linked to that of the non-West. He argues that the postcolonial challenge exposes the limitation of Western social thought to explain many pressing social and economic issues, domestic and global. The End of Conceit concludes that, ultimately, what the West needs is not more and better theory but an entirely new way of thinking - one that will put an end to its current deep-seated conceit. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (384 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781780323879 1780323875 9781848135581 1848135580 9781848135574 1848135572 9781780323886 1780323883 |