CiNii 図書 - A world beyond difference : cultural identity in the age of globalization

A World Beyond Difference unpacks the globalization literature and offers a valuable critique: one that is forthright, yet balanced, and draws on the local work of ethnographers to counter relativist and globalist discourses. Presents a lively 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 Interprets, criticizes, and frames responses to world culture Draws from the work of recent major social theorists, comparing them to classical social theorists in an instructive manner Grounds critique of theory in years of ethnographic research

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

巻冊次: : hardback : alk. paper ISBN 9781405127370

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"A World Beyond Difference" unpacks the globalization literature and offers a valuable critique: one that is forthright, yet balanced, and draws on the local work of ethnographers to counter relativist and globalist discourses. This work: presents a lively 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; interprets, criticizes, and frames responses to world culture; draws from the work of recent major social theorists, comparing them to classical social theorists in an instructive manner; and, grounds critique of theory in years of ethnographic research.

Preface.1. Introduction.2. The Tradition of Rational Utopianism.A Durable Ideal.Early Imaginings.Scientific Discovery and Universal Rights.Socio-evolutionism.World History and World Revolution.3. The Cultural Contradictions of Globalization.Cultural Globalization.Free Trade Globalization.4. (Anti)Globalization from Below.The Dilemmas of Resistance.Defiant Islam.International Indigenism.Digital Identity.Two Approaches to (Anti)Globalization.5. Human Rights Pluralism and Universalism.Rationalism, Religion, and Utopia.The Limits of Liberal Evangelism.The Collective Rights Dilemma.6. Postmodernism's Revolt against Order.Postmodernism Ill-defined.Pomotopia.Civil Society and Extraparliamentary Democracy.7. The New Neo-Marxism.The Moment of Disillusionment.Postmodernism's Post-Marxism.From Empire to Earthly City.The End of Revolution.8. Paradigms of Postcolonial Liberation.Cultural Particularism and Universalism.The Colonial Condition and its Aftermath.The Language of Imperialism.Diversity as a Universal Project.The Grammar of Culture.9. Conclusion.Notes.References.Index

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