Postcolonial theory has become enormously influential as a framework for understanding the Global South. It is also a school of thought popular because of its rejection of the supposedly universalizing categories of the Enlightenment. In this devastating critique, mounted on behalf of the radical Enlightenment tradition, Vivek Chibber offers the most comprehensive response yet to postcolonial theory. Focusing on the hugely popular Subaltern Studies project, Chibber shows that its foundational arguments are based on a series of analytical and historical misapprehensions. He demonstrates that it is possible to affirm a universalizing theory without succumbing to Eurocentrism or reductionism.
Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital promises to be a historical milestone in contemporary social theory.
Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital promises to be a historical milestone in contemporary social theory.
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- Publication Date:
- 28/02/2013
- Authors:
- Chibber, Vivek
- Year Published:
- 2013
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9781844679768
- Number of Pages:
- 318
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Publication Date:
- 12/03/2013
- Publisher:
- Verso Books
- SKU:
- 9781844679768