Gustavo Esteva

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Grassroots Postmodernism: Remaking the Soil of Cultures (Third Edition, New)Paperback - Third Edition, New, 1 August 2014

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Critique Influence Change
Part of Series
Critique. Influence. Change.
Print Length
248 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Zed Books
Date Published
1 Aug 2014
ISBN-10
1783601825
ISBN-13
9781783601820

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With the publication of this remarkable book in 1998, Gustavo Esteva and Madhu Suri Prakash instigated a complete epistemological rupture.

Grassroots Post-modernism attacks the three sacred cows of modernity: global thinking, the universality of human rights and the self-sufficient individual. Rejecting the constructs of development in all its forms, Esteva and Prakash argue that even alternative development prescriptions deprive the people of control over their own lives, shifting this control to bureaucrats, technocrats and educators. Rather than presuming that human progress fits a predetermined mould, leading towards an increasing homogenization of cultures and lifestyles, the authors argue for a 'radical pluralism' that honours and nurtures distinctive cultural variety and enables many paths to the realization of self-defined aspirations.

This classic text is essential reading for those looking beyond neoliberalism, the global project and the individual self.

Product Details

Authors:
Gustavo EstevaMadhu Suri Prakash
Book Edition:
Third Edition, New
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 August 2014
Dimensions:
21.34 x 13.46 x 2.29 cm
ISBN-10:
1783601825
ISBN-13:
9781783601820
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
248
Publisher:
Weight:
317.51 gm

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