In "Southern Theory "Raewyn Connell presents the case for a new
'world social science' - one that is inclusive of many voices - by
arguing for a more democratic global recognition of social theory
from societies outside the dominant European and North American
metropole.
Intellectual production of the majority 'southern' world does in
fact include theory, though its contribution is often marginalised
and intellectually discredited by the metropole. Connell shows how
social theory about the modern world from peripheral societies is
equal in intellectual rigour and is often of greater political
relevance to our changing world.
Beginning with an examination of the hidden assumptions of
modern general theory, "Southern Theory" looks to the 'southern'
social experience and the theories that have emerged from
Australia, Indigenous peoples, Latin America, India, Africa, Islam
and other post-colonial societies, as sources of important and
vital contributions to world social science. These myriad theories
offer valuable perspectives so crucial to the application of social
theory in the contemporary world, having the power to transform the
influence of the metropolitan hegemony on social thought by mutual
regard and interaction."
Southern Theory "is a major new work in social theory, drawing
on anthropology, history, psychology, philosophy, economics and
cultural studies, with wide-ranging implications for the social
sciences in the 21st century.
General
Imprint: |
Polity Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
December 2007 |
First published: |
December 2007 |
Authors: |
R. Connell
|
Dimensions: |
236 x 153 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7456-4248-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Social theory
|
LSN: |
0-7456-4248-9 |
Barcode: |
9780745642482 |
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