The Concept of the Foreign - An Interdisciplinary Dialogue (Paperback)

The Concept of the Foreign investigates the diverse and consequential uses of the concept of the foreign-a formidable and hitherto untheorized force in everyday discourse and practice. This highly original work-whose experimental nature moves beyond traditional academic bounds-undertakes to theorize the meanings, deployments, and consequences of 'foreignness', a term largely overlooked by academic debates. Innovative in format, the book comprises an introductory theoretical dialogue and seven essays, each authored by a scholar from a different discipline-anthropology, literary theory, psychology, philosophy, social work, history, and women's studies-who investigate how his/her disciplines engage and define the concept of the foreign. Drawing out literal and metaphorical meanings of 'foreignness' this wide-ranging volume offers much to scholars of postcolonial, gender, and cultural studies seeking new approaches to the study of alterity.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2002
First published:	December 2002
Editors:	Rebecca Saunders
Contributors:	Margot Badran • John Charles Chasteen • Peter Redfield • Coco Owen • Izumi Sakamoto • Silvia Toma Kova • Michael E Zimmerman
Dimensions:	228 x 176 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-0409-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
LSN:	0-7391-0409-8
Barcode:	9780739104095

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