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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David ScottPublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press ISBN: 9780231213059ISBN 10: 0231213050 Pages: 408 Publication Date: 20 February 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPrologue: On the Devastation of Lifeworlds and Forms of Life Part I 1. The Idea of a Moral and Reparatory History Part II 2. Incomparable Evil 3. Incommensurable Evils Part III 4. Slavery’s Evil Lifeworld 5. Evil Enrichment Epilogue: On Irreparability Acknowledgments Notes IndexReviewsEngaging with moral philosophy, social theory, and postcolonial thinking, David Scott boldly argues that New World slavery was an 'absolute evil,' or irreparable harm, characterized by the destruction of African lifeworlds, for which a reparative response, both moral and material, is necessary. He does so through lucid prose and timely arguments that relate the Caribbean past to our contemporary present in persuasive and provocative ways. -- Gary Wilder, author of <i>Concrete Utopianism: The Politics of Temporality and Solidarity</i> Engaging with moral philosophy, social theory, and postcolonial thinking, Scott boldly argues that New World slavery was an 'absolute evil,' or irreparable harm, characterized by the destruction of African lifeworlds, for which a reparative response, both moral and material, is necessary. He does so through lucid prose and timely arguments that relate the Caribbean past to our contemporary present in persuasive and provocative ways. -- Gary Wilder, author of <i>Concrete Utopianism: The Politics of Temporality and Solidarity</i> Author InformationDavid Scott is the Ruth and William Lubic Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University. His books include Refashioning Futures: Criticism After Postcoloniality (1999), Conscripts of Modernity: The Tragedy of Colonial Enlightenment (2004), Omens of Adversity: Tragedy, Time, Memory, Justice (2014), and Stuart Hall’s Voice: Intimations of an Ethics of Receptive Generosity (2017). Scott is the founder and editor of the journal Small Axe and director of the Small Axe Project. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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