A world beyond difference : cultural identity in the age of globalization
Presents a conceptual and historical map of how we think about the emerging socio-political world, and above all how we think politically about human cultural differences. This book interprets, criticizes, and frames responses to world culture.
XII, 225 Seiten
9781405126908, 9781405127370, 1405126906, 1405127376
254804532
Preface ix 1 Introduction 1 2 The Tradition of Rational Utopianism 11 3 The Cultural Contradictions of Globalization 35 4 (Anti) Globalization from Below 57 5 Human Rights Pluralism and Universalism 82 6 Postmodernism’s Revolt Against Order 102 7 The New Neo-Marxism 122 8 Paradigms of Postcolonial Liberation 144 9 Conclusion 168 Notes 179 References 204 Index 213