Postcolonial Thought and Social Theory

by Julian Go

Book Overview

Social scientists have long resisted the radical ideas known as postcolonial thought, while postcolonial scholars have critiqued the social sciences for their Euro-centric focus. However, in Postcolonial Thought and Social Theory, Julian Go attempts to reconcile the two seemingly contradictory fields by crafting a postcolonial social science. Contrary to claims that social science is incompatible with postcolonial thought, this book argues that the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190625147
• ISBN13: 9780190625146
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"