Can There be Life without the Other? (Paperback)

In his opening address to the 2008 Gulbenkian conference Can There Be Life Without the Other?, the distinguished writer on cultural studies Arjun Appadurai summarises the challenge that faces us all: 'If we can agree that dialogue is always a risky affair, we can ask ourselves what risks are involved and why it is worthwhile, even compulsory, to take these risks today'. In a time of globalisation and social instability, finding a way to live with the 'Other' has never been a more urgent obligation. In the papers in this latest volume of the "Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation"'s conference series, thirteen authors explore the risks and the potential of communication between communities, faiths and cultures. Each writer brings to the subject a wealth of scholarship; their disciplines encompass the social sciences, literature, art, religion and psychology. Each brings, too, a global perspective, as a citizen of the diasporas of the twenty-first century. They offer a politics of hope to a world in crisis.

General

Imprint:	Lives and Letters
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2009
First published:	April 2010
Editors:	Antonio Pinto Ribeiro
Dimensions:	216 x 135 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	178
ISBN-13:	978-1-84777-046-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84777-046-0
Barcode:	9781847770462

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