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Book Summary
In this radical new book, Patrick Chabal addresses the crucial issue of why the
manner in which we in the West approach key political, social, and economic
issues in today's globalized world - our traditional assumptions about "Western
rationality" - is fatally constrained by an overly deterministic tradition of
thought and enquiry.
Presenting such provocative questions as "is it a good idea to build mosques in
Europe?" and '"s Beckham the new black icon?," Chabal explores why this is the
case and how the "challenges" of the non-West - both in terms of what is
happening in regions such as Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the
ISBN-13
9781848135574
Language
English
Binding
Paper Back
Publisher
Zed Books
Publishing Date
2012-08-01
Total Pages
288
The End of Conceit: Western Rationality after Postcolonialism
In this radical new book, Patrick Chabal addresses the crucial issue of why the
manner in which we in the West approach key political, social, and economic
issues in today's globalized world - our traditional assumptions about "Western
rationality" - is fatally constrained by an overly deterministic tradition of
thought and enquiry.
Presenting such provocative questions as "is it a good idea to build mosques in
Europe?" and '"s Beckham the new black icon?," Chabal explores why this is the
case and how the "challenges" of the non-West - both in terms of what is
happening in regions such as Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the