Counter-History of the Present: Untimely Interrogations Into Globalization, Technology, Democracy

by Gabriel Rockhill

In Counter-History of the Present Gabriel Rockhill contests, dismantles, and displaces one of the most widespread understandings of the contemporary world: that we are all living in a democratized and globalized era intimately connected by a single, overarching economic and technological network. Noting how such a narrative fails to account for the experiences of the billions of people who lack economic security, digital access, and real political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822369761
• ISBN13: 9780822369769
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"