Unbecoming Modern
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Group |
| ISBN-13 | 9780429027239 |
| Open Library | OL19396792W |
| Total publications | 2 |
| Coverage period | 2019 - 2019 |
| Language | EN |
| Impact factor | 1 |
Moving beyond recent collections' attempts to redefine the concept of modernity in terms of anterior histories, alternative patterns and divergent trajectories, this volume focuses specifically on the relationship between colonialism and modernity. Compared to studies dealing with colonial modernities as circumscribed by a particular area (for example, East Asia) or a special concern (for instance, sexuality), this unique collection brings a range of disciplines and perspectives, areas and concerns
The Social Sciences, Epistemic Violence, and the Problem of the "Invention of the Other"
This chapter explores the significance of what Jurgen Habermas has called the “project of modernity,” seeking to demonstrate the origins of two closely linked social phenomena: the formation of nation-states and the consolidation of colonialism. It examines the role played by techno-scientific knowledge, particularly knowledge that emerges from the social sciences, in the consolidation of these phenomena. The chapter focuses on the role of a crit…
Unbecoming Modern
Moving beyond recent collections' attempts to redefine the concept of modernity in terms of anterior histories, alternative patterns and divergent trajectories, this volume focuses specifically on the relationship between colonialism and modernity. Compared to studies dealing with colonial modernities as circumscribed by a particular area (for example, East Asia) or a special concern (for instance, sexuality), this unique collection brings a rang…
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The Social Sciences, Epistemic Violence, and the Problem of the "Invention of the Other"
This chapter explores the significance of what Jurgen Habermas has called the “project of modernity,” seeking to demonstrate the origins of two closely linked social phenomena: the formation of nation-states and the consolidation of colonialism. It examines the role played by techno-scientific knowledge, particularly knowledge that emerges from the social sciences, in the consolidation of these phenomena. The chapter focuses on the role of a crit…
Unbecoming Modern
Moving beyond recent collections' attempts to redefine the concept of modernity in terms of anterior histories, alternative patterns and divergent trajectories, this volume focuses specifically on the relationship between colonialism and modernity. Compared to studies dealing with colonial modernities as circumscribed by a particular area (for example, East Asia) or a special concern (for instance, sexuality), this unique collection brings a rang…