The End of Conceit: Western Rationality after Postcolonialism - Couverture souple

Chabal, Patrick

 
9781848135574: The End of Conceit: Western Rationality after Postcolonialism

Synopsis

In this radical new book, Patrick Chabal reveals how the future of the West is now inextricably linked to that of the 'non-West'.

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À propos de l?auteur

Patrick Chabal is currently professor in the department of history at King's College London. He was educated at Harvard, Columbia and Cambridge, where he was a research fellow. He has been a visiting professor in Italy, France, Switzerland, India, Portugal, the USA, Venezuela and South Africa. He is engaged in a long-term project combining the study of culture in comparative politics with a focus on Africa and an enquiry into the theory of the human and social sciences. His books include Africa: The Politics of Suffering and Smiling (2009), Angola: The Weight of History (2008), Culture Troubles: Politics and the Interpretation of Meaning (2006), A History of Postcolonial Lusophone Africa (2002), Africa Works: Disorder as Political Instrument (1999), Power in Africa (1992 and 1994) and Amílcar Cabral (1983 and 2002), a number of which have been translated into other European languages.

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9781848135581: The End of Conceit: Western Rationality after Postcolonialism

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ISBN 10 :  1848135580 ISBN 13 :  9781848135581
Editeur : Zed Books, 2012
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