Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital
| File:Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital book cover.jpg | |
| Author | Vivek Chibber |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Postcolonialism |
| Genre | Sociology |
| Publisher | Verso[1] |
Publication date | March 12th 2013 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781844679768 [2] |
Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital is a 2013 book by the Indian sociologist and New York University professor Vivek Chibber.
Coming from the radical Enlightenment tradition, this book is a critique of Postcolonial Theory.
Chibber focuses on the Subaltern Studies section of the theory, and demonstrates how its foundational arguments are based on a series of political and historical misunderstandings. [1]
The book received positive reviews from American linguist Noam Chomsky and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek. It also received a critical response from Indian postcolonial theorist Gayatri Spivak in Cambridge Review of International Affairs to which Chibber replied in the same journal.[3]
Reception
Noam Chomsky termed it a "scrupulous and perceptive analysis", and "a very significant contribution." According to him, Chibber has succeeded in showing that "universalizing categories of Enlightenment thought" emerge unscathed from postcolonial criticism.[1]
Slavoj Zizek also gave it a strong positive review, calling it "the book we were all waiting for." According to Zizek, "this book simply sets the record straight, and puts postcolonialism into its place: at the heart of global Capitalist processes."[1]
According to historian Robert Brenner, "Vivek Chibber has written a stunning critique of postcolonial theory as represented by the Subaltern Studies school."[1]
American quarterly magazine Jacobin called it a "strong case for why we can—and must—conceptualize the non-Western world through the same analytical lens that we use to understand developments in the West."[1]
In its review, Los Angeles Review of Books wrote "Chibber does a good and important job criticizing some of the fundaments of Subaltern Studies. Postcolonial Theory is a book that should be read by all engaging with postcolonial theory".[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Verso Reviews". Verso.
- ^ "Goodreads.com".
- ^ Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. "Postcolonial theory and the specter of capital". Cambridge Review of International Affairs (27).
- ^ "Obscuring Capitalism: Vivek Chibber's Critique of Subaltern Studies". lareviewofbooks.
External links
BoilerPlate was here