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