Race, empire, and the idea of human development
Auteur :
McCarthy, Thomas
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521740432
Date de publication :
16 juil. 2009
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
430 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
An exciting study of ideologies of racism and imperialism that accompanied the rise of the West. Thomas McCarthy analyzes hierarchical conceptions of human development that have underwritten European-American hegemony, and proposes a critical theory of development to counter contemporary neoracism and neoimperialism.