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The Present as History. Critical Perspectives on Global Power.
Nermeen Shaikh
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Description for The Present as History. Critical Perspectives on Global Power.
Explores the imperialism, feminism and human rights, secularism and Islam, post-colonialism, and the global economy. This book treats the US as an object to be historically and politically interrogated rather than as the norm from which all else is to be evaluated. It assesses the Third World through its history of colonialism and neocolonialism. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
The Present as History is a rare opportunity to hear world-renowned scholars speak on the new imperialism, feminism and human rights, secularism and Islam, post-colonialism, and the global economy. They treat the United States as an object to be historically and politically interrogated rather than as the norm from which all else is to be evaluated and assess the Third World through its history of colonialism and neocolonialism rather than focusing on issues of culture and morality. Amartya Sen discusses the shortcomings of the development agenda as it was conceived at the close of the Second World War, while Joseph ... Read more
The Present as History is a rare opportunity to hear world-renowned scholars speak on the new imperialism, feminism and human rights, secularism and Islam, post-colonialism, and the global economy. They treat the United States as an object to be historically and politically interrogated rather than as the norm from which all else is to be evaluated and assess the Third World through its history of colonialism and neocolonialism rather than focusing on issues of culture and morality. Amartya Sen discusses the shortcomings of the development agenda as it was conceived at the close of the Second World War, while Joseph ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231142984
SKU
V9780231142984
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99-15
About Nermeen Shaikh
Nermeen Shaikh has worked at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute in Islamabad and the International Institute for Environment and Development in London. She works at the Asia Society in New York City.
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