Third World protest : between home and the world / Rahul Rao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rao, Rahul, 1978-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Cosmopolitanism.

Nationalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Journeying through the writings of James Joyce, Rabindranath Tagore, Edward Said, and Frantz Fanon, Rao demonstrates that important currents of Third World protest have long battled against both the international and the domestic, in a manner that combines nationalist and cosmopolitan sensibilities.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 1.1 An autobiography and anatomy of this book; 1.2 Conceptions of cosmopolitanism: the everyday and the esoteric; 1.3 Cosmopolitanism and its others; 1.4 Subalternity, privilege, and the scope of justice; 1.5 'Third World'; 1.6 Methodological influences; PART I; 2. The Dark Sides of Cosmopolitanism; 2.1 Liberal cosmopolitanism and the construction of hegemony; 2.2 Cosmopolitanism in the academy: between apology and utopia; 3. The Dark Sides of Communitarianism; 3.1 Pluralist rules, solidarist exceptions; 3.2 Justifying pluralism

3.3 Criticizing pluralismIntermezzo; PART II; 4. Born Sneerers or Ironic Nationalists?; 4.1 Rabindranath Tagore; 4.2 Edward Said; 4.3 Frantz Fanon; 5. Indigenous Insurgents and Rioting Ryots; 5.1 Class and nation in Marxist and Leninist thought; 5.2 Contemporary anti-capitalist protest; 5.3 Indigenous insurgents; 5.4 Rioting ryots; 5.5 Cosmopolitanism and nationalism in contemporary anti-capitalist protest; 6. Queer in the Time of Terror; 6.1 Hangings in Iran: disaggregating the 'Gay International'; 6.2 Between malevolent enemies and condescending friends

6.3 Cosmopolitanism and communitarianism in Indian queer activism7. Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-261) and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-161410-6

0-19-965054-3

0-19-158284-0

9786612768187

1-282-76818-2

OCLC:

922970117