Excursions
By: Michael Jackson.
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Durham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780822340546; 9780822340751
Subjects: Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century; Intellectual life -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: theme and variations; title: In the footsteps of Walter Benjamin; title: Of time and the river : the interface of history and human lives; title: Imagining the powers that be : society versus the state; title: On the work of human hands; title: Storytelling events, violence, and the appearance of the past; title: Migrant imaginaries : with Sewa Koroma in Southeast London; title: A walk on the wild side : the idea of human nature revisited; title: From anxiety to method : a reappraisal; title: Despite Babel : an essay on human misunderstanding; title: On birth, death, and rebirth; title: Quandaries of belonging : home thoughts from abroad; title: A critique of colonial reason.