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History at the Limit of World-History
Ranajit Guha
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Paperback. The past is not just, as has been famously said, another country with foreign customs: it is a contested and colonized terrain. This title offers a critique of such historiography by taking issue with the Hegelian concept of World-history. Series: Italian Academy Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
The past is not just, as has been famously said, another country with foreign customs: it is a contested and colonized terrain. Indigenous histories have been expropriated, eclipsed, sometimes even wholly eradicated, in the service of imperialist aims buttressed by a distinctly Western philosophy of history. Ranajit Guha, perhaps the most influential figure in postcolonial and subaltern studies at work today, offers a critique of such historiography by taking issue with the Hegelian concept of World-history. That concept, he contends, reduces the course of human history to the amoral record of states and empires, great men and clashing civilizations. It ... Read more
The past is not just, as has been famously said, another country with foreign customs: it is a contested and colonized terrain. Indigenous histories have been expropriated, eclipsed, sometimes even wholly eradicated, in the service of imperialist aims buttressed by a distinctly Western philosophy of history. Ranajit Guha, perhaps the most influential figure in postcolonial and subaltern studies at work today, offers a critique of such historiography by taking issue with the Hegelian concept of World-history. That concept, he contends, reduces the course of human history to the amoral record of states and empires, great men and clashing civilizations. It ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Italian Academy Lectures
Condition
New
Weight
180g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231124195
SKU
V9780231124195
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About Ranajit Guha
Ranajit Guha is founding editor of Subaltern Studies and author of a number of celebrated books, including Dominance Without Hegemony: History and Power in Colonial India. He has held various research and teaching positions in India, England, the United States, and Australia. He currently lives in Austria.
Reviews for History at the Limit of World-History
A new book by Ranajit Guha is both an important event for South Asian Studies and a significant occasion for the humanities...This is a deeply stirring work.
Homi Bhabha Guha's works have deeply influenced not only the writing of subcontinental history but also historical investigations elsewhere, as well as cultural studies, literary theories, and social analyses across the world. ... Read more
Homi Bhabha Guha's works have deeply influenced not only the writing of subcontinental history but also historical investigations elsewhere, as well as cultural studies, literary theories, and social analyses across the world. ... Read more