Postmodernism in a Global Perspective

306 Pages·2014·4.555 MB·English

by  Samir Dasgupta (editor), Peter Kivisto (editor)

Postmodernism in a
Global Perspective

Postmodernism in a
Global Perspective
Edited by
Samir Dasgupta
Peter Kivisto
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Copyright © Samir Dasgupta and Peter Kivisto, 2014
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Postmodernism in a global perspective / edited by Samir Dasgupta, Peter Kivisto.
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Postmodernism in Global Perspective
by Samir Dasgupta and Peter Kivisto xi
PART I
Framing Postmodernism in Global Terms
CHAPTER 1
Dialectics of Globalization: From Theory to Practice 3
Douglas Kellner
CHAPTER 2
After Developmentalism and Globalization, What? 30
Immanuel Wallerstein
CHAPTER 3
21st Century Globalization: Sociological Perspectives 50
Jan Nederveen Pieterse
PART II
Explicating Postmodernism
CHAPTER 4
The Emergence of Postmodern Theory in Sociology 75
Andy Scerri
CHAPTER 5
Postmodernity as an Internal Critique of Modernity 92
Peter Kivisto
CHAPTER 6
Modernity and Postmodernity 116
Nico Stehr and Jason L. Mast
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CHAPTER 7
Sociology and Postmodern Risk 133
Samir Dasgupta
CHAPTER 8
Postmodernism and Sociology: Can Solidarity Be a Substitute
for Objectivity? 157
Murray Milner, Jr.
PART III
Many Faces of Postmodernism: Gender, Market Religions,
Management Philosophy, and Culture
CHAPTER 9
Feminism, Postmodern Contentions, and Emancipatory Politics 185
Rosalind A. Sydie
CHAPTER 10
Julia Kristeva: Toward a Postmodern Philosophy of Feminism 207
Mahbuba Nasreen
CHAPTER 11
“Market Religions” and Postmodern Globalization Theory 219
Gabe Ignatow and Lindsey A. Johnson
CHAPTER 12
Critical Management Studies and Postmodernist Movements 241
Ananda Das Gupta
CHAPTER 13
Globalization, Postmodernism, and Literary Criticism 253
Imre Szeman
About the Editors and Contributors 275
Index 280
Acknowledgments
Edited books are, by their very nature, collaborative undertakings. The
fact that this book has been coedited by two people who live half the
world away from each other is testimony to the fact that we truly do
live in a global world, for if there is one thing we discovered during this
joint undertaking, it is that the ease of communication made possible
a remarkably smooth process from the initial inception of this project
up to its completion.
This being said, the project could not have come together as it
did, had it not been for the cooperative spirit of our contributors. We
would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the authors of this book:
Ananda Das Gupta, Gabe Ignatow, Lindsey Johnson, Douglas Kellner,
Jason Mast, Murray Milner, Jr., Mahbuba Nasreen, Jan Nederveen
Pieterse, Andy Scerri, Nico Stehr, Rosalind Sydie, Imre Szeman, and
Immanuel Wallerstein.
Any number of colleagues from around the world have proven to
be supportive and encouraging over the years and have assisted in
explicit or implicit ways to this endeavor. Peter Kivisto appreciates
in particular his collegial relationships with Jeffrey C. Alexander,
Nancy Berns, Paolo Boccagni, Paul Croll, Martina Cvajner, Thomas
Faist, Inger Furseth, Douglas Hartmann, Auvo Kostianen, Lauren
Langman, Kevin Leicht, Linda Lindsey, Ewa Morawska, Chris
Prendergast, George Ritzer, Giuseppe Sciortino, William H. Swatos,
Jr., Bryan Turner, Östen Wahlbeck, R. Stephen Warner, and Mary
Zimmerman. Likewise, Samir Dasgupta would like to extend his
appreciation to Rajat Subhra Mukhopadhaya, Pujan Kumar Sen,
Swapan Kumar Bhattacharyay, Basabi Chakraborty, Robyn Driskell,
Julia Sylvia Guivant, Yvonne Braun, Ruby Sain, Sheila Steinberg,
Steven Steinberg, Ismail Siriner, Gulten Dursun, Md. Mizanuddin,
Ray Kiely, Arzu Ozsoy Ozmen, Abbas Mehdi, Sing Chew, and Joy
Alemazung. Finally, both the editors would like to offer a special