The End of Conceit : Western Rationality after Postcolonialism.

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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chabal, Patrick
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Zed Books, 2012.
Temas:
International relations > Philosophy.
East and West.
International relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
East and West
Diplomatic relations
International relations > Philosophy
Public opinion
Western countries > Foreign public opinion.
Western countries > Foreign relations.
Occident > Opinion publique étrangère.
Occident > Relations extérieures.
Western countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • About the author
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • West and non-West
  • Western rationality and postcolonialism
  • Rationality, theory and thinking
  • ONE The problem
  • At home
  • Abroad
  • TWO Identities
  • Who are we?
  • Who are the 'others'?
  • Why is the West more 'advanced'?
  • Why is the non-West a 'threat'?
  • THREE Ideas
  • Individual
  • Society
  • Freedom
  • Faith
  • Market
  • Change
  • FOUR Interpretations
  • To think is to theorise
  • To theorise is to explain
  • To explain is to act
  • To act is to think (again)
  • EPILOGUE Three questions
  • Secularism
  • Human rights
  • Sovereignty
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About Zed Books.

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