Nterrogating how Alexandria became enshrined as the exemplary cosmopolitan space in the Middle East, this book mounts a radical critique of Eurocentric conceptions of cosmopolitanism. The dominant account of Alexandrian cosmopolitanism elevates things European in the city's cult…
In What Is a World? Pheng Cheah draws on accounts of the world as a temporal process from Hegel, Marx, Heidegger, Arendt, and Derrida, and analyzes several postcolonial novels to articulate a normative theory of world literature's capacity to open up new possibilities for remaki…
In "What Is a World?" Pheng Cheah, a leading theorist of cosmopolitanism, offers the first critical consideration of world literature's cosmopolitan vocation. Addressing the failure of recent theories of world literature to inquire about the meaning of "world," Cheah articulates…
"This book articulates a cosmopolitan theory of the principles which ought to regulate belligerents' conduct in the aftermath of war. Throughout, it relies on the fundamental principle that all human beings, wherever they reside, have rights to the freedoms and resources which t…
"The empires of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean invented cosmopolitan politics. In the first millennia BCE and CE, a succession of territorially extensive states incorporated populations of unprecedented cultural diversity. Cosmopolitanism and Empire traces the developme…
Machine generated contents note: -- Table of Contents -- List of contributors -- 1. Cosmopolitan Politics: The Assimilation and Subordination of Elite Cultures -- Myles Lavan, Richard Payne, John Weisweiler -- 2. Getting Confident: The Assyrian Development of Elite Recognition E…
Global justice and international affairs
by Brooks, Thom
fromStudies in moral philosophy
Cosmopolitanism: uses of the idea
by Woodward, Ian, Skrbis, Zlatko
fromTheory, culture and society
A short, authoritative and critical guide to a much-debated concept in social science. From the history of cosmopolitanism to the 'cosmopolitan turn' in contemporary society, this book is a must for students attempting to understand human interaction in a postmodern world.
Cosmopolitanism: uses of the idea
by Woodward, Ian, Skrbis, Zlatko
fromTheory, culture and society
"This title offers an illuminating and dynamic account of an often confusing and widespread concept. Bringing together both historical and contemporary approaches to cosmopolitanism, as well as recognizing its multidimensional nature, Skrbis and Woodward manage to show the very …
