Paget Henry

Caliban's Reason

Introducing Afro-Caribbean Philosophy

Buch

Caliban's Reason introduces the general reader to Afro-Caribbean philosophy. In this ground-breaking work, Paget Henry traces the roots of this discourse in traditional African thought and in the Christian and Enlightenment traditions of Western Europe. Since Afro-Caribbean thought is inherently hybrid in nature and marked by strong competition between its European and African orientations, Henry highlights its four main influences--traditional African philosophy, the Afro-Christian school, Poeticism and Historicism--as his organizing principle for discussion. Offering a critical assessment of such writers as Wilson Harris, Derek Walcott, Edw… Mehr

CHF 52.50

Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)

Versandfertig innerhalb 1-3 Werktagen

V301: Libri-Titel folgt in ca. 2 Arbeitstagen

Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-415-92646-1
EAN: 9780415926461
Produktnummer: 1744372
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
Seitenangabe: 304 S.
Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.3 cm x D2.3 cm 522 g
Abbildungen: black & white illustrations
Gewicht: 522

Über den Autor

Paget Henry is Professor of Africana Studies and Sociology at Brown University. He is author of Peripheral Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Antigua (1985) and co- editor of Newer Caribbean: Decolonization, Democracy and Development (1983) and C.L.R. James' Caribbean (1992).