Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference (New Edition) (Princeton Studies in Culture Power History)

First published in 2000, Dipesh Chakrabarty's influential Provincializing Europe addresses the mythical figure of Europe that is often taken to be the original site of modernity in many histories of capitalist transition in non-Western countries. This imaginary Europe, Dipesh Chakrabarty argues, is built into the social sciences. The very idea of historicizing carries with it some peculiarly European assumptions about disenchanted space, secular time, and sovereignty. Measured against such mythical standards, capitalist transition in the third world has often seemed either incomplete or lacking. Provincializing Europe proposes that every case of transition to capitalism is a case of translation as well—a translation of existing worlds and their thought—categories into the categories and self-understandings of capitalist modernity. Now featuring a new preface in which Chakrabarty responds to his critics, this book globalizes European thought by exploring how it may be renewed both for and from the margins. First Published In 2000, Dipesh Chakrabarty's Influential Provincializing Europe Address The Mythical Figure Of Europe That Is Often Taken To Be The Original Site Of Modernity In Many Histories Of Capitalist Transition In Non-western Countries. This Imaginary Europe, Dipesh Chakrabarty Argues, Is Built Into The Social Sciences. The Very Idea Of Historicizing Carries With It Some Peculiarly European Assumptions About Disenchanted Space, Secular Time, And Sovereignty. Measured Against Such Mythical Standards, Capitalist Transition In The Third World Has Often Seemed Either Incomplete Or Lacking. Provincializing Europe Proposes That Every Case Of Transition To Capitalism Is A Case Of Translation As Well--a Translation Of Existing Worlds And Their Thought-categories Into The Categories And Self-understandings Of Capitalist Modernity. Now Featuring A New Preface In Which Chakrabarty Responds To His Critics, This Book Globalizes European Thought By Exploring How It May Be Renewed Both For And From The Margins. -- Back Cover. The Idea Of Provincializing Europe -- Part I. Historicism And The Narration Of Modernity -- Postcoloniality And The Artifice Of History -- The Two Histories Of Capital -- Translating Life-worlds Into Labor And History -- Minority Histories, Subaltern Pasts -- Part Ii. Histories Of Belonging -- Domestic Cruelty And The Birth Of The Subject -- Nation And Imagination -- Adda : A History Of Sociality -- Family, Fraternity, And Salaried Labor -- Reason And The Critique Of Historicism. With A New Preface By The Author, Dipesh Chakrabarty. Previous Ed.: 2000. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. First Published In 2000, Dipesh Chakrabarty's Influential Provincializing Europe Addresses The Mythical Figure Of Europe That Is Often Taken To Be The Original Site Of Modernity In Many Histories Of Capitalist Transition In Non-western Countries. This Imaginary Europe, Dipesh Chakrabarty Argues, Is Built Into The Social Sciences. The Very Idea Of Historicizing Carries With It Some Peculiarly European Assumptions About Disenchanted Space, Secular Time, And Sovereignty. Measured Against Such Mythical Standard, Capitalist Transition In The Third World Has Often Seemed Either Incomplete Or Lacking. Provincializing Europe Proposes That Every Case Of Transition To Capitalism Is A Case Of Translation As Well - A Translation Of Existing Worlds And Their Thought-categories Into The Categories And Self-understandings Of Capitalist Modernity. Now Featuring A New Preface In Which Chakrabarty Responds To His Critics, This Book Globalizes European Thought By Exploring How Many It May Be Renewed Both For And From The Margins. -- From Back Cover. The Idea Of Provincializing Europe -- Part One: Historicism And The Narration Of Modernity -- Postcoloniality And The Artifice Of History -- The Two Histories Of Capital -- Translating Life-worlds Into Labor And History -- Minority Histories, Subaltern Pasts -- Part Ii: Histories Of Belonging -- Domestic Cruelty And The Birth Of The Subject -- Nation And Imagination -- Adda: A History Of Sociality -- Family, Fraternity, And Salaried Labor -- Reason And The Critique Of Historicism. Dipesh Chakrabarty. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [257]-298) And Index. "First published in 2000, Dipesh Chakrabarty's influential Provincializing Europe address the mythical figure of Europe that is often taken to be the original site of modernity in many histories of capitalist transition in non-Western countries. This imaginary Europe, Dipesh Chakrabarty argues, is built into the social sciences. The very idea of historicizing carries with it some peculiarly European assumptions about disenchanted space, secular time, and sovereignty. Measured against such mythical standards, capitalist transition in the third world has often seemed either incomplete or lacking. Provincializing Europe proposes that every case of transition to capitalism is a case of translation as well--a translation of existing worlds and their thought-categories into the categories and self-understandings of capitalist modernity. Now featuring a new preface in which Chakrabarty responds to his critics, this book globalizes European thought by exploring how it may be renewed both for and from the margins."--Page 4 de la couverture IT HAS RECENTLY BEEN SAID in praise of the postcolonial project of Subaltern Studies that it demonstrates, "perhaps for the first time since colonisation," that "Indians are showing sustained signs of reappropriating the capacity to represent themselves [within the discipline of history]."