LEADER 04199nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910143444303321 005 20170809162232.0 010 $a1-280-19743-9 010 $a9786610197439 010 $a0-470-70005-X 010 $a0-470-77566-1 010 $a1-4051-4283-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000351873 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH4263779 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000258137 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11238261 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000258137 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10254820 035 $a(PQKB)11060444 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7076117 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7076117 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000351873 100 $a20030416d2003 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTheory in an uneven world$b[electronic resource] /$fR. Radhakrishnan 210 $aMalden, Mass. ;$aOxford $cBlackwell$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 217 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-631-17537-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface. Acknowledgements. 1. Postmodernism and the Rest of the World. 2. The Use and Abuse of Multiculturalism. 3. Globalization, Desire, and the Politics of Representation. 4. Derivative Discourses and the Problem of Signification. 5. Theory in an Uneven World. Notes. Index 330 $aIn 'Theory In An Uneven World', Radhakrishnan argues that identifications that have been made between the post-coloniality and anti-nationalism require considerable refinement, particularly where post-coloniality seeks a return to indigenous traditions or pre-colonial history. 330 $bThis major intervention into debates about the postcolonial and the global proposes that theory should embody unevenness as symptom even as it envisions strategies to get beyond unevenness. Radhakrishnan's thought-provoking engagement with theorists and writers from around the world will fascinate readers across a wide range of disciplines. A major intervention into debates about the postcolonial and the global. Proposes that theory bear the burden of unevenness even as it seeks a way out of it - neither captive to the world as it is, nor naively credulous of visions of the world as it should be, theory argues for an ethics of persuasion that is firmly rooted in political resistance. Engages with a wide range of theorists and writers from around the world. Ranges over fields as diverse as critical theory, postmodernism, poststructuralism, postcolonialism, minority studies, cultural studies and anthropology. How can we handle the unevenness between the West and the Rest? How inevitable is the binary logic of winners and losers? How can theory help us resolve our ethical and political problems? Can theory help us think beyond the "winner talks all" model by articulating strong connections between ethics and politics? This major intervention into debates about the postcolonial and the global proposes that theory should embody unevenness. Radhakrishnan's thought-provoking engagement with theorists and writers from around the world will fascinate readers across a wide range of disciplines. 606 $aPostcolonialism 606 $aPoststructuralism 606 $aGlobalization$xPhilosophy 606 $aEquality 606 $aPolitical science$xPhilosophy 606 $aPolitics and Government$2eflch 606 $aLiterature - General$2HILCC 606 $aLanguages & Literatures$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books.$2lcsh 615 0$aPostcolonialism. 615 0$aPoststructuralism. 615 0$aGlobalization$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aEquality. 615 0$aPolitical science$xPhilosophy. 615 7$aPolitics and Government. 615 7$aLiterature - General 615 7$aLanguages & Literatures 676 $a320.01 700 $aRadhakrishnan$b R$g(Rajagopalan)$0855363 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 801 2$bStDuBDSZ 801 2$bUkPrAHLS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910143444303321 996 $aTheory in an uneven world$91909565 997 $aUNINA