Minding Appearances

Labor of Representation in Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital

Bibliographic Data

ID12433922
AuthorsDavid Pedersen (University of California San Diego, corresponding author)
Year2014
Pages304-310
Publication date2014-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of World-Systems Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1076-156X • E-ISSN: 1076-156X
PublisherUniversity Library System, University of Pittsburgh (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5195/jwsr.2014.559
OpenAlexW2210223159
LanguageEN
References cited23

Without any doubt, Vivek Chibber's Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital is a bomb. Through the critique of the foundational works of the Indian Subaltern Studies group , Chibber's questioning pierces right into the anti-universalism core of Subaltern Studies and the postcolonial enterprise. Focusing on the historically and empirically grounded works of Ranajit Guha and Dipesh Chakrabarty, Chibber juxtaposes their interpretation of European and Indian histories to his own interpretation, claiming that their case against Enlightenment universalism was premised on erroneous historiography

Ancient history · Capital (architecture · Economics · Epistemology · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sociology · History · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism

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