Paperback. history, art, politics and culture. In an age of great richness that is heavily burdened by uncertainty, risk, contradiction, and absurdity, there is much fuel for intellectual criticism and debate. Reflecting upon the present as the fundamental time for action, this anthology contains contributions by Carlos Pacheco, Colin Richards, Ghassan Zaqtan, Joao Barrento, John Frow, Moira Simpson, Paul Gilroy, Peter Sloterdijk, Rosangela Renno, Santiago Kovadloff, Surendra Munshi, and Wang Hui. As citizens of the world, they are not just concerned with their country, house, religion, or personal pleasure, but with the consequences of the wars that are currently taking place and those that loom on the horizon, as well as with the deepening of asymmetries as the most negative aspect of globalization. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The State of the World (Paperback)
Publisher: Carcanet Press
Publication Date: 2007
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1857549171
ISBN 13: 9781857549171
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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In an age of great richness that is heavily burdened by uncertainty, risk, contradiction, and absurdity, there is much fuel for intellectual criticism and debate. Reflecting upon the present as the fundamental time for action, this anthology contains contributions by Carlos Pacheco, Colin Richards, Ghassan Zaqtan, Jo�o Barrento, John Frow, Moira Simpson, Paul Gilroy, Peter Sloterdijk, Ros�ngela Renn�, Santiago Kovadloff, Surendra Munshi, and Wang Hui. As citizens of the world, they are not just concerned with their country, house, religion, or personal pleasure, but with the consequences of the wars that are currently taking place and those that loom on the horizon, as well as with the deepening of asymmetries as the most negative aspect of globalization.

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Ant�nio Pinto Ribeiro a lecturer and the author of numerous publications in his native Portuguese.

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