Empire of Knowledge: Culture and Plurality in the Global Economy

Name: Empire of Knowledge: Culture and Plurality in the Global Economy
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ISBN: 9780745317366

ISBN-10: 0745317367

ISBN-13: 9780745317366

Edition: 2002

Authors: Vinay Lal

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During the frenzy over the millennium celebrations, there was little mention of the fact that, for some of the world, there was no millennium. This is an example of the homogenisation of knowledge that this work uses to show that every idea which we take for granted is part of a politics of ideas.

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication date: 12/20/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.46" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Reckoning with the Millennium


Monolithic Temporality


Democratizing/Pluralizing Temporality


Keeping Watch on Time



Politics in Our Times


Total Violence


Decolonization


Human Rights



Governance in the Twenty-First Century


Democratic Totalitarianism: Requiem for the US


Nations, But Far from United: Neanderthal Politics


The Economic Imperium: The Era of the WTO



Modern Knowledge and its Categories


The Violence of Development


The Forgetfulness of History


The Disciplinary Structure of Modern Knowledge



Ecology, Economy, Equality


The Ecology of Equality: The Ecosystem of a Life


The Economics of Inequality: Poverty and Wealth



Dissenting Futures


Finite Games: Hostage to "The Clash of Civilizations"


Infinite Games: Dissent in the Gandhian Mode


The Civilizational Ethos and the Future of Dissent


Postscript: 9-11, or The Terrorism That Has No Name


So What's In a Date?


Islamic Fundamentalism: So What's In a Name?


Fundamentalisms: Family Resemblances


A Tale of Countries: The United States (Revisited) and Afghanistan (Discovered)


Notes


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index