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The Quest for Community and Identity. Critical Essays in Africana Social Philosophy.
Robert E. . Ed(S): Birt
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Description for The Quest for Community and Identity. Critical Essays in Africana Social Philosophy.
Hardback. A collection of essays that engages two fundamental social and political issues: community and identity. Within the Africana world, the contributors delve into the influences of a postmodern world of globalization with outdated, crumbling forms of identity and sociality. Editor(s): Birt, Robert E. Series: New Critical Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; HPS; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 495.
This collection of essays engages two of the most fundamental social and political issues of our time: community and identity. Wrestling with the perplexities of these two issues within the Africana world, the contributors delve into the influences of a postmodern world of globalization with outdated, crumbling forms of identity and sociality. In the wake of such an order, new forms of identity and community must be established. Birt has collected an informed group of contributors here, who lay the foundation for a new approach to finding community and identity in the Africana world.
This collection of essays engages two of the most fundamental social and political issues of our time: community and identity. Wrestling with the perplexities of these two issues within the Africana world, the contributors delve into the influences of a postmodern world of globalization with outdated, crumbling forms of identity and sociality. In the wake of such an order, new forms of identity and community must be established. Birt has collected an informed group of contributors here, who lay the foundation for a new approach to finding community and identity in the Africana world.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
New Critical Theory
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742512917
SKU
V9780742512917
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About Robert E. . Ed(S): Birt
Robert E. Birt is assistant professor of philosophy at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Reviews for The Quest for Community and Identity. Critical Essays in Africana Social Philosophy.
The Quest for Community and Identity is a testimony to the vibrancy of Africana philosophy and the seriousness of the philosophical issues that Africana philosophy raises.
Robert Bernasconi, Pennsylvania State University Recommended for mid- to upper-level courses on African American social and political thought.
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A significant contribution to social and political philosophy, critical race theory, and ... Read more
Robert Bernasconi, Pennsylvania State University Recommended for mid- to upper-level courses on African American social and political thought.
CHOICE
A significant contribution to social and political philosophy, critical race theory, and ... Read more