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Offering a concise introduction not only to an important dimension of Hegel’s thought – his orientation towards “empire” – but also to the various issues raised by postcolonial theory and global studies
Provides a clear and nuanced appraisal of Hegel’s treatment of non-European cultures and of the implications of this treatment for postcolonial and global studies
Analyses in-depth readings of Hegel by postcolonial critics, exploring both the Eurocentric and potentially global nature of his dialectic
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book provides a clear and nuanced appraisal of Hegel’s treatment of Africa, India, and Islam, and of the implications of this treatment for postcolonial and global studies. Analyzing Hegel’s master-slave dialectic and his views on Africa, India, and Islam, it situates these views not only within Hegel’s historical scheme but also within a broader European philosophical context and the debates they have provoked within Hegel scholarship. Each chapter explores various in depth readings of Hegel by postcolonial critics, investigating both the Eurocentric and potentially global nature of his dialectic. Ultimately, the book shows both where of this profoundly influential thinker archetypally embodies certain Eurocentric traits that have characterized modernity and how, ironically, he himself gives us the tools for working towards a more global vision.
Offering a concise introduction not only to an important dimension of Hegel’s thought – his orientation towards “empire” – but also to the various issues raised by postcolonial theory and global studies, this book will be of use to philosophers as well as advanced students of literary and cultural theory alike.Reviews
“Hegel and Empire is well organized, clearly written, and thoughtfully reasoned. Together with his thorough command of the history of philosophy, Habib’s capacious knowledge of anti- and postcolonial theories and literatures beggars the interdisciplinary imagination. Alongside recent works such as George Ciccariello-Maher’s Decolonizing Dialectics , Habib’s Hegel and Empire is obligatory reading for those of us ‘working toward a more global vision’ … .” (Garry Bertholf, The Philosophical Quarterly, June 21, 2019)
“Habib's Hegel and Empire is unique in being both highly ambitious in its far-reaching scope and at the same time painstakingly precise in all its details. I sense that it will soon emerge as a classic in the field.” (Aakash Singh Rathore, author of Hegel's India: A Reinterpretation, with Texts, 2017)
Authors and Affiliations
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Rutgers University, Camden, USA
M.A.R. Habib
About the author
M.A.R. Habib is Professor of English at Rutgers University, USA, and currently Visiting Professor at the Gulf University of Science and Technology in Kuwait. He is the author of A History of Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present (2005) and Hegel and the Foundations of Literary Theory (2018).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hegel and Empire
Book Subtitle: From Postcolonialism to Globalism
Authors: M.A.R. Habib
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68412-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-68411-6Published: 11 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88598-8Published: 01 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-68412-3Published: 24 November 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 164
Topics: German Idealism, Postcolonial Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Globalization