Epistemologies of the South: Justice Against Epistemicide

by Boaventura de Sousa Santos

Book Overview

In a world of appalling social inequalities people are becoming more aware of the multiple dimensions of injustice, whether social, political, cultural, sexual, ethnic, religious, historical, or ecological. Rarely acknowledged is another vital dimension: cognitive injustice, the failure to recognize the different ways of knowing by which people across the globe run their lives and provide meaning to their existence. This book shows why cognitive injustice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612055451
• ISBN13: 9781612055459
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"