: Gilbert Achcar
: Marxism, Orientalism, Cosmopolitanism
: Saqi
: 9780863567988
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: CHF 15.70
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: Sonstiges
: English
In this collection of essays, Gilbert Achcar examines the controversial relationship of Marxism to religion, to Orientalism and its critique by Edward Said, and to the concept of cosmopolitanism. A compelling range of issues is discussed within these pages, including a comparative assessment of Christian liberation theology and Islamic fundamentalism, Orientalism in reverse, which can take the form of an apology for Islamic fundamentalism, the evolution of Marxs appraisal of non-Western societies, and the vagaries of cosmopolitanism up to our present era of globalisation. Erudite and incisive, these essays provide a major contribution to the critical discussion of Marxism, Orientalism and cosmopolitanism, and illuminate the relationships between all three.