{"product_id":"theory-in-an-uneven-world-hardback-9780631175377","title":"Theory in an Uneven World (Hardback) 9780631175377","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTheory in an Uneven World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. Radhakrishnan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631175377, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 August 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.481 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"R. Radhakrishnan belongs to a generation of critics which has enriched contemporary literature by revolutionizing the literary canon. He is one of the foremost of this generation and deservedly so.\" \u003ci\u003eAmitav Ghosh\u003c\/i\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Palace\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Written with a magnanimous spirit and vision, \u003ci\u003eTheory in an Uneven World\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome reminder of the challenges theoretical thinking continues to pose. I applaud R. Radhakrishnan for countering the fashionable gesture of theory-bashing with such intensely engaging critical discussions.\" \u003ci\u003eRey Chow, Brown University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In a world ridden with unevenness, Radhakrishnan’s intense analyses invoke the need for shattering the self-reflexive discourses of the academy so as to open them up to the demands of the oppressed.\" \u003ci\u003eRobert J.C. Young, New York University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis major intervention into debates about the postcolonial and the global proposes that theory should embody unevenness as symptom even as it envisions strategies to get beyond unevenness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadhakrishnan's thought-provoking engagement with theorists and writers from around the world will fascinate readers across a wide range of disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA major intervention into debates about the postcolonial and the global.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProposes that theory bear the burden of unevenness even as it seeks a way out of it - neither captive to the world as it is, nor naively credulous of visions of the world as it should be, theory argues for an ethics of persuasion that is firmly rooted in political resistance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngages with a wide range of theorists and writers from around the world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRanges over fields as diverse as critical theory, postmodernism, poststructuralism, postcolonialism, minority studies, cultural studies and anthropology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Postmodernism and the Rest of the World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Use and Abuse of Multiculturalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Globalization, Desire, and the Politics of Representation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Derivative Discourses and the Problem of Signification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Theory in an Uneven World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316771778840,"sku":"9780631175377","price":93.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631175377.jpg?v=1781824363","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/theory-in-an-uneven-world-hardback-9780631175377","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}