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Description: Toward a Global Idea of Race by Denise Ferreira da Silva In this far-ranging and penetrating work, Denise Ferreira da Silva asks why, after more than five hundred years of violence perpetrated by Europeans against people of color, is there no ethical outrage?Rejecting the prevailing view that social categories of difference such as race and culture operate solely as principles of exclusion, Silva presents a critique of modern thought that shows how racial knowledge and power produce global space. Looking at the United States and Brazil, she argues that modern subjects are formed in philosophical accounts that presume two ontological moments—"historicity" and "globality"—which are refigured in the concepts of the nation and the racial, respectively. By displacing historicity's ontological prerogative, Silva proposes that the notion of racial difference governs the present global power configuration because it institutes moral regions not covered by the leading post-Enlightenment ethical ideals—namely, universality and self-determination.By introducing a view of the racial as the signifier of "globalit" "y, ""Toward a Global Idea of Race" provides a new basis for the investigation of past and present modern social processes and contexts of subjection.Denise Ferreira da Silva is associate professor of ethnic studies at University of California, San Diego. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Denise Ferreira da Silva asks why, after more than five hundred years of violence perpetrated by Europeans against people of color, is there no ethical outrage? Rejecting the prevailing view that social categories of difference such as race and culture operate solely as principles of exclusion, Silva presents a critique of modern thought that shows how racial knowledge and power produce global space. Looking at the United States and Brazil, she argues that modern subjects are formed in philosophical accounts that presume two ontological moments-historicity and globality-which are refigured in the concepts of the nation and the racial, respectively. Long Description In this far-ranging and penetrating work, Denise Ferreira da Silva asks why, after more than five hundred years of violence perpetrated by Europeans against people of color, is there no ethical outrage? Rejecting the prevailing view that social categories of difference such as race and culture operate solely as principles of exclusion, Silva presents a critique of modern thought that shows how racial knowledge and power produce global space. Looking at the United States and Brazil, she argues that modern subjects are formed in philosophical accounts that presume two ontological moments--"historicity" and "globality"--which are refigured in the concepts of the nation and the racial, respectively. By displacing historicitys ontological prerogative, Silva proposes that the notion of racial difference governs the present global power configuration because it institutes moral regions not covered by the leading post-Enlightenment ethical ideals--namely, universality and self-determination. By introducing a view of the racial as the signifier of "globalit" "y, ""Toward a Global Idea of Race" provides a new basis for the investigation of past and present modern social processes and contexts of subjection. Denise Ferreira da Silva is associate professor of ethnic studies at University of California, San Diego. Details ISBN0816649200 Short Title TOWARD A GLOBAL IDEA OF RACE Publisher University of Minnesota Press Language English ISBN-10 0816649200 ISBN-13 9780816649204 Media Book Format Paperback Series Number 27 Year 2007 Imprint University of Minnesota Press Country of Publication United States DEWEY 305.8 Edition 1st Illustrations black & white illustrations Place of Publication Minnesota DOI 10.1604/9780816649204 UK Release Date 2007-02-22 NZ Release Date 2007-02-22 US Release Date 2007-02-22 Author Denise Ferreira da Silva Pages 352 Publication Date 2007-02-22 Alternative 9780816649198 Audience General AU Release Date 2007-04-30 Series Borderlines We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:100951490;

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