Cosmopolitan political thought : method, practice, discipline / Farah Godrej.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Godrej, Farah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmopolitanism.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This title is a normative argument for applying the idea of cosmopolitanism to the discipline of political theory itself. It is inspired by two recent turns in political thought.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Cosmopolitanism, Comparative Political Theory and Civilizational Alterity; 2. Canons, Traditions and Cosmopolitanism: Choosing the "Units" of Analysis; 3. Interpreting the Other: The Hermeneutics of Comparative Political Thought; 4. "Other" Texts, Our Contexts: Western Problems and Non-Western Solutions ; 5. Destabilizing Eurocentrism and Reframing Political Inquiry; Conclusion: Toward a Post-Eurocentric Paradigm in a Cosmopolitan Political Thought; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-020783-3

0-19-978207-5

1-283-42299-9

9786613422996

0-19-978214-8

OCLC:

922970958