The Crises of Civilization: Exploring Global and Planetary Histories

by Dipesh Chakrabarty

Societies that have long wrestled with the legacies of colonialism now confront both a crisis of globalization and a crisis of climate. This collection of essays by a leading scholar of postcolonial studies and environmental humanities examines these distinct - but interrelated - crises side by side. The first series of essays, 'Global Worlds', details how varied ideas of civilization and humanism have shaped ideas about a global humanity in the lingering...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199486735
• ISBN13: 9780199486731
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"