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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: R. Radhakrishnan (University of California, Irvine)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.481kg ISBN: 9780631175377ISBN 10: 0631175377 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 18 August 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock ![]() The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. 1. Postmodernism and the Rest of the World. 2. The Use and Abuse of Multiculturalism. 3. Globalization, Desire, and the Politics of Representation. 4. Derivative Discourses and the Problem of Signification. 5. Theory in an Uneven World. Notes. IndexReviewsR. 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. Amitav Ghosh, author of The Glass Palace Written with a magnanimous spirit and vision, Theory in an Uneven World 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. Rey Chow, Brown University 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. Robert J.C. Young, New York University "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." Amitav Ghosh, author of The Glass Palace "Written with a magnanimous spirit and vision, Theory in an Uneven World 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." Rey Chow, Brown University "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." Robert J.C. Young, New York University Author InformationR. Radhakrishnan is Professor of English at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of Diasporic Mediations: Between Home and Location (University of Minnesota Press, 1996). His articles and essays have appeared in a wide range of scholarly journals and in collections such as Nationalisms and Sexualities (Ed. Parker, Russo, Sommer and Yaeger, Routledge, 1992), The Nature and Context of Minority Discourse (ed. Mohamed and Lloyd, OUP, 1991), Orientations: Mapping Studies in the Asian Diaspora (ed. Chuh and Shimakawa, Duke University Press, 2001) and Identities: Race, Class, Gender, Nationality (Ed. Alcoff and Mendieta, Blackwell 2003). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |