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Europe (in Theory) by Dainotto, Roberto M.
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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Duke University Press
ISBN-10
0822339277
ISBN-13
9780822339274
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63753809
Product Key Features
Book Title
Europe (in Theory)
Number of Pages
282 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Civilization, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Semiotics & Theory, Europe / General
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Literary Criticism, Social Science, History
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.6 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-020433
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"What does Europe look like when you look at it from Sicily? It looks very much like Europe seen from its ex-colonies. Roberto M. Dainotto has shifted the geography of understanding and made a signal contribution to an 'epistemology of the South.' Europe (in Theory) is a landmark. A neglected archive, like the work of Michele Amari, becomes the anchor for a de-colonial take on Eurocentrism from inside Europe itself."--Walter D. Mignolo, author of The Idea of Latin America, “What does Europe look like when you look at it from Sicily? It looks very much like Europe seen from its ex-colonies. Roberto M. Dainotto has shifted the geography of understanding and made a signal contribution to an ‘epistemology of the South.’ Europe (in Theory) is a landmark. A neglected archive, like the work of Michele Amari, becomes the anchor for a de-colonial take on Eurocentrism from inside Europe itself.�-Walter D. Mignolo, author of The Idea of Latin America, "Remarkably lucid and accessible, Europe (in Theory) is a superb antidote to the 'clash of civilizations' mindset. It ought to be required reading in any course on imperialism and/or postcolonialism."--Joseph A. Buttigieg, editor of Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks, "Remarkably lucid and accessible, Europe (in Theory) is a superb antidote to the 'clash of civilizations' mindset. It ought to be required reading in any course on imperialism and/or postcolonialism."-Joseph A. Buttigieg, editor of Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks, “Remarkably lucid and accessible, Europe (in Theory) is a superb antidote to the ‘clash of civilizations’ mindset. It ought to be required reading in any course on imperialism and/or postcolonialism.�-Joseph A. Buttigieg, editor of Antonio Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks, "Remarkably lucid and accessible, Europe (in Theory) is a superb antidote to the 'clash of civilizations' mindset. It ought to be required reading in any course on imperialism and/or postcolonialism."-Joseph A. Buttigieg, editor of Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks "What does Europe look like when you look at it from Sicily? It looks very much like Europe seen from its ex-colonies. Roberto M. Dainotto has shifted the geography of understanding and made a signal contribution to an 'epistemology of the South.' Europe (in Theory) is a landmark. A neglected archive, like the work of Michele Amari, becomes the anchor for a de-colonial take on Eurocentrism from inside Europe itself."-Walter D. Mignolo, author of The Idea of Latin America, "Remarkably lucid and accessible, Europe (in Theory) is a superb antidote to the 'clash of civilizations' mindset. It ought to be required reading in any course on imperialism and/or postcolonialism."--Joseph A. Buttigieg, editor of Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks "What does Europe look like when you look at it from Sicily? It looks very much like Europe seen from its ex-colonies. Roberto M. Dainotto has shifted the geography of understanding and made a signal contribution to an 'epistemology of the South.' Europe (in Theory) is a landmark. A neglected archive, like the work of Michele Amari, becomes the anchor for a de-colonial take on Eurocentrism from inside Europe itself."--Walter D. Mignolo, author of The Idea of Latin America "Written in a lively style, Europe (in Theory) is fresh, innovative, and brings the most advanced post-colonial and historiographic positions into Italian studies and conversely suggests that an understanding of Italy's complex past could enrich American cultural studies, Mediterranean area studies and the thorny issue of the relation of Islamic culture to Christian Europe." -- Peter Carravetta Journal of Modern Italian Studies, "What does Europe look like when you look at it from Sicily? It looks very much like Europe seen from its ex-colonies. Roberto M. Dainotto has shifted the geography of understanding and made a signal contribution to an 'epistemology of the South.' Europe (in Theory) is a landmark. A neglected archive, like the work of Michele Amari, becomes the anchor for a de-colonial take on Eurocentrism from inside Europe itself."-Walter D. Mignolo, author of The Idea of Latin America
Dewey Decimal
940
Edition Description
Annotated edition
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments ix Introduction: A Pigs Eye View of Europe 1 1. The Discovery of Europe: Some Critical Points 11 2. Montesquieu's North and South: History as a Theory of Europe 52 3. Republics of Letters: What Is European Literature? 87 4. Mme de Stael to Hegel: The End of French Europe 134 5. Orientalism, Mediterranean Style: The Limits of History at the Margins of Europe 172 Notes 219 Works Cited 239 Index 267
Synopsis
Europe (in Theory) is an innovative analysis of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ideas about Europe that continue to inform thinking about culture, politics, and identity today. Drawing on insights from subaltern and postcolonial studies, Roberto M. Dainotto deconstructs imperialism not from the so-called periphery but from within Europe itself. He proposes a genealogy of Eurocentrism that accounts for the way modern theories of Europe have marginalized the continent's own southern region, portraying countries including Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal as irrational, corrupt, and clan-based in comparison to the rational, civic-minded nations of northern Europe. Dainotto argues that beginning with Montesquieu's The Spirit of Laws (1748), Europe not only defined itself against an "Oriental" other but also against elements within its own borders: its South. He locates the roots of Eurocentrism in this disavowal; internalizing the other made it possible to understand and explain Europe without reference to anything beyond its boundaries. Dainotto synthesizes a vast array of literary, philosophical, and historical works by authors from different parts of Europe. He scrutinizes theories that came to dominate thinking about the continent, including Montesquieu's invention of Europe's north-south divide, Hegel's "two Europes," and Madame de Sta l's idea of opposing European literatures: a modern one from the North, and a pre-modern one from the South. At the same time, Dainotto brings to light counter-narratives written from Europe's margins, such as the Spanish Jesuit Juan Andr s's suggestion that the origins of modern European culture were eastern rather than northern and the Italian Orientalist Michele Amari's assertion that the South was the cradle of a social democracy brought to Europe via Islam., Europe (in Theory) is an innovative analysis of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ideas about Europe that continue to inform thinking about culture, politics, and identity today. Drawing on insights from subaltern and postcolonial studies, Roberto M. Dainotto deconstructs imperialism not from the so-called periphery but from within Europe itself. He proposes a genealogy of Eurocentrism that accounts for the way modern theories of Europe have marginalized the continent's own southern region, portraying countries including Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal as irrational, corrupt, and clan-based in comparison to the rational, civic-minded nations of northern Europe. Dainotto argues that beginning with Montesquieu's The Spirit of Laws (1748), Europe not only defined itself against an "Oriental" other but also against elements within its own borders: its South. He locates the roots of Eurocentrism in this disavowal; internalizing the other made it possible to understand and explain Europe without reference to anything beyond its boundaries. Dainotto synthesizes a vast array of literary, philosophical, and historical works by authors from different parts of Europe. He scrutinizes theories that came to dominate thinking about the continent, including Montesquieu's invention of Europe's north-south divide, Hegel's "two Europes," and Madame de Staël's idea of opposing European literatures: a modern one from the North, and a pre-modern one from the South. At the same time, Dainotto brings to light counter-narratives written from Europe's margins, such as the Spanish Jesuit Juan Andrés's suggestion that the origins of modern European culture were eastern rather than northern and the Italian Orientalist Michele Amari's assertion that the South was the cradle of a social democracy brought to Europe via Islam., Europe (in Theory) is an innovative analysis of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ideas about Europe that continue to inform thinking about culture, politics, and identity today. Drawing on insights from subaltern and postcolonial studies, Roberto M. Dainotto deconstructs imperialism not from the so-called periphery but from within Europe itself. He proposes a genealogy of Eurocentrism that accounts for the way modern theories of Europe have marginalized the continents own southern region, portraying countries including Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal as irrational, corrupt, and clan-based in comparison to the rational, civic-minded nations of northern Europe. Dainotto argues that beginning with Montesquieus The Spirit of Laws (1748), Europe not only defined itself against an Oriental other but also against elements within its own borders: its South. He locates the roots of Eurocentrism in this disavowal; internalizing the other made it possible to understand and explain Europe without reference to anything beyond its boundaries. Dainotto synthesizes a vast array of literary, philosophical, and historical works by authors from different parts of Europe. He scrutinizes theories that came to dominate thinking about the continent, including Montesquieus invention of Europes north-south divide, Hegels two Europes, and Madame de Stals idea of opposing European literatures: a modern one from the North, and a pre-modern one from the South. At the same time, Dainotto brings to light counter-narratives written from Europes margins, such as the Spanish Jesuit Juan Andrss suggestion that the origins of modern European culture were eastern rather than northern and the Italian OrientalistMichele Amaris assertion that the South was the cradle of a social democracy brought to Europe via Islam., A postcolonial study of eighteenth-and nineteenth-century theorizations that have informed the dominant idea of Europe, a concept that has marginalized the southern "other" within it's own borders., "Europe (in Theory)" is an innovative analysis of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ideas about Europe that continue to inform thinking about culture, politics, and identity today. Drawing on insights from subaltern and postcolonial studies, Roberto M. Dainotto deconstructs imperialism not from the so-called periphery but from within Europe itself. He proposes a genealogy of Eurocentrism that accounts for the way modern theories of Europe have marginalized the continent's own southern region, portraying countries including Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal as irrational, corrupt, and clan-based in comparison to the rational, civic-minded nations of northern Europe. Dainotto argues that beginning with Montesquieu's "The Spirit of Laws" (1748), Europe not only defined itself against an "Oriental" other but also against elements within its own borders: its South. He locates the roots of Eurocentrism in this disavowal; internalizing the other made it possible to understand and explain Europe without reference to anything beyond its boundaries. Dainotto synthesizes a vast array of literary, philosophical, and historical works by authors from different parts of Europe. He scrutinizes theories that came to dominate thinking about the continent, including Montesquieu's invention of Europe's north-south divide, Hegel's "two Europes," and Madame de Stael's idea of opposing European literatures: a modern one from the North, and a pre-modern one from the South. At the same time, Dainotto brings to light counter-narratives written from Europe's margins, such as the Spanish Jesuit Juan Andres's suggestion that the origins of modern European culture were eastern rather than northern and theItalian Orientalist Michele Amari's assertion that the South was the cradle of a social democracy brought to Europe via Islam.
LC Classification Number
CB203
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