Overview
This important book critically addresses the `becoming West′ of Europe and investigates the `becoming Modern′ of the world. Drawing on the work of Derrida, Foucault, Levinas, Lyotard, Merleau-Ponty and Ricoeur, the book proposes that the question of postmodernity is inseparable from that of postcoloniality. The argument fully conveys the sense that modernity is in crisis. It maps out a new genealogy of the birth of the modern and suggests a new way of grounding the idea of an emancipation of being.Postcolonialism has emerged as a central topic in contemporary social science and cultural studies. This book informs readers as to the central strands of the debate and introduces a host of new ideas which will be a rich fund f
The book, Occidentalism: Modernity and Subjectivity (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780761954125 in Paperback by Couze Venn may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
03/08/2001
ISBN-10:
0761954120
ISBN-13:
9780761954125
Pages:
264
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
