Isbn: 9780804731980 - all the difference in the world: postcoloniality and the ends of comparison (cultural memory in the present) (9 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 6" x 9", displays light shelfwear. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and bright. xvi/278 pages. "This book is about culture and comparison. Starting with the history of the discipline of comparative literature and its forgotten relation to the positivist comparative method, it inquires into the idea of comparison in a postcolonial world. Comparison was Eurocentric by exclusion when it applied only to European literature, and Eurocentric by discrimination when it adapted evolutionary models to place European literature at the forefront of human development. This book argues that inclusiveness is not a sufficient response to postcolonial and multiculturalist challenges because it leaves the basis of equivalence unquestioned. The point is not simply to bring more objects under comparison, but rather to examine the process of comparison. The book offers a new approach to the either/or of relativism and universalism, in which comparison is either impossible or assimilatory, by focusing instead on various forms of "incommensurability"―comparisons in which there is a ground for comparison but no basis for equivalence. Each chapter develops a particular form of such cultural comparison from readings of important novelists (Joseph Conrad, Simone Schwartz-Bart), poets (Aimé Césaire, Derek Walcott), and theorists (Edouard Glissant, Jean-Luc Nancy).".…

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780804731980.

Zustand: New. pp. 304.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 278 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Talks about culture and comparison. This book inquires into the idea of comparison in a postcolonial world. It argues that inclusiveness is not a sufficient response to postcolonial and multiculturalist challenges because it leaves the basis of equivalence unquestioned. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413. . 2006. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Zustand: New. Talks about culture and comparison. This book inquires into the idea of comparison in a postcolonial world. It argues that inclusiveness is not a sufficient response to postcolonial and multiculturalist challenges because it leaves the basis of equivalence .

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. All the Difference in the World | Postcoloniality and the Ends of Comparison | Natalie Melas | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2006 | Stanford University Press | EAN 9780804731980 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, 4831 GR BREDA, NIEDERLANDE, gpsr[at]mare-nostrum[dot]co[dot]uk | Anbieter: preigu.…