What is Modernity?

What is Modernity?
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-13 : 0231133278
ISBN-10 : 9780231133272
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Book Synopsis What is Modernity? by : Yoshimi Takeuchi

Download or read book What is Modernity? written by Yoshimi Takeuchi and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yoshimi questioned the very nature of thought, arguing that thinking is less a subjective act than an opening to alterity. His works were central in drawing Japanese attention to the problems inherent in Western colonialism & to the cultural importance of Asia.


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