Europe and its shadows : coloniality after empire /

Europe has long imagined itself as the centre of the universe, although its precise geographical, cultural and social terrains have always been amorphous. Exploring the fear and fascination associated with the continent as an allegory, Hamid Dabashi considers Europe to be a historically formed barri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Dabashi, Hamid, 1951- (Author)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: London : Pluto Press 2019.
Acceso en liña:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvr0qtvb
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: What's in a Word: ""Europe""?; 1. Europe: A Mobile Army of Metaphors; 2. Europe, Shadows, Coloniality, Empire; 3. Whence and Wherefore ""Europe""?; 4. Europe and its Shadows; 5. The Postcolonial Paradox; 6. Europe: The Indefinite Jest; 7. Mapping beyond the Postcolonial Artworld; 8. Is Peace Possible?; Conclusion; Notes; Index