Occidentalism Modernity and Subjectivity |
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| Author:
| Venn, Couze |
| Series title: | Theory, Culture and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7619-5412-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2000 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $125.00 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on the work of Derrida, Foucault, Levinas and Ricouer, this book proposes that the question of postmodernity is inseparable from that of postcolonialism. It maps out a new geneaology of the birth of the modern and suggests a new way of grounding the idea of an emancipation of being.
Drawing on the work of Derrida, Foucault, Levinas and Ricouer, this book proposes that the question of postmodernity is inseparable from that of postcolonialism. It maps out a new geneaology of the birth of the modern and suggests a new way of grounding the idea of an emancipation of being.