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Alternative visions : paths in the global village / Fred Dallmayr.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Philosophy and the global contextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c1998.Description: xii, 307 pages; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0847687678 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0847687686 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 21 303.48201 DAL
LOC classification:
  • BD175.5.M84 D33 1998
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Contents:
Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I. Modernity and Its Disontents Chapter 3 Truth and Difference: Some Lessons from Herder Chapter 4 The Politics of Nonidentity: Adorno, Postmodernism, and Edward Said Chapter 5 Liberation Perspectives
Summary: Globalization can be seen as a process of universal standardization under the auspices of market economics, technology and hegemonic power. Resisting this process without endorsing parochial self-enclosure, Dallmayr seeks alternative visions that are rooted in distinct vernacular traditions and facilitate cross-cultural learning in a global arena
Item type: Book
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UMU Rubaga Campus 303.48201 DAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 52414
UMU Rubaga Campus 303.48201 DAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31408

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I. Modernity and Its Disontents Chapter 3 Truth and Difference: Some Lessons from Herder Chapter 4 The Politics of Nonidentity: Adorno, Postmodernism, and Edward Said Chapter 5 Liberation Perspectives

Globalization can be seen as a process of universal standardization under the auspices of market economics, technology and hegemonic power. Resisting this process without endorsing parochial self-enclosure, Dallmayr seeks alternative visions that are rooted in distinct vernacular traditions and facilitate cross-cultural learning in a global arena

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