The End of Conceit Western Rationality after Postcolonialism [Hardcover]

Preface

Introduction
- West and non-West
- Western rationality and postcolonialism
- Rationality, theory and thinking

1. The problem
- At home
- Abroad

2. Identities
- Who are we?
- Who are the 'others' ?
- Why is the West more 'advanced'?
- Why is the non-West a 'threat'?


3. Ideas
- Individual
- Society
- Freedom
- Faith
- Market
- Change

4. Interpretations
- To think is to theorise
- To theorise is to explain
- To explain is to act
- To act is to think (again)

Epilogue: Three questions
- Secularism
- Human rights
- Sovereignty

Bibliography

Index