| Hinterlands and Horizons: Excursions in Search of Amity Contributor(s): Chatterjee, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739103970 ISBN-13: 9780739103975 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $100.98 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Family & Relationships - History |
| Dewey: 177.7 |
| LCCN: 2002009011 |
| Series: Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.88 lbs) 156 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Margaret Chatterjee's new work Hinterlands and Horizons-a collection of nine phenomenological essays ranging across cultures and time periods-studies the historical and cultural evolution of the idea of amity and the concomitant concepts of fraternity, friendship, and tolerance. The work starts with the Enlightenment's idea of fraternity and its destruction during the fratricide of the French Terror. It includes chapters focusing upon the encounters between colonizers and missionaries, the impact of the Holocaust on the search for amity, the prospect for amity in contemporary multiculturalism, and the potential of religion to deepen the experience of amity. An incisive interdisciplinary analysis of the bases of discord and harmony, of history and memory, Hinterlands and Horizons will be an enduring contribution to the history of ideas. |