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In Near Ruins: Cultural Theory At The End Of The Century
Nicholas B. Dirks
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
A group of leading scholars considers the current state of cultural analysis.
If culture is suspect, what of cultural theory? At a moment when culture’s traditional caretakers-humanism, philosophy, anthropology, and the nation-state-are undergoing crisis and mutation, this volume charts the tensions and contradictions in the development and deployment of the concept of culture.
Skeptical of the concept of culture but fascinated with cultural forms, the authors take up diverse topics, from debates over sexuality in the contemporary United States to relations between empire, capitalism, and gender in nineteenth-century Britain; from poverty in U.S. inner cities to violence in war-torn Sri Lanka; ... Read moreLinked by a common urge to think through the aesthetics and politics of particular social relations amid a variety of globalizing forces-revolution, colonialism, nationalism, and the disciplinary institutions of the academy itself-these writers contribute to the ongoing work of remapping the terrain of cultural analysis and reevaluating the stakes in such a daunting effort. Contributors: Lauren Berlant, U of Chicago; E. Valentine Daniel, Columbia U; Marilyn Ivy, Columbia U; Robin D. G. Kelley, New York U; Laura Kipnis, Northwestern U; Marjorie Levinson, U of Michigan; Gyanendra Pandey, U of Delhi; John Pemberton, Columbia U; Adela Pinch, U of Michigan; Michael Taussig, Columbia U.ISBN 0-8166-3122-0 Cloth $49.95xxISBN 0-8166-3123-9 Paper $19.95x320 pages 4 black-and-white photos, 3 figures 5 7/8 x 9 DecemberTranslation inquiries: University of Minnesota Press Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
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New
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
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9780816631230
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V9780816631230
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About Nicholas B. Dirks
Nicholas B. Dirks is chair of the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University, where he is professor of history and anthropology.
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