Rethinking Modernity: Postcolonialism and the Sociological Imagination

By Gurminder K. Bhambra

Book Overview

Arguing for the idea of connected histories, Bhambra presents a fundamental reconstruction of the idea of modernity in contemporary sociology. She criticizes the abstraction of European modernity from its colonial context and the way non-Western "others" are disregarded. It aims to establish a dialogue in which "others" can speak and be heard.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230227155
• ISBN13: 9780230227156
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"