Ethnic absolutism and the authoritarian spirit
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The relationship between the ideology of contemporary authoritarian Hindu and South Asian movements and the history of Western racial and ethnic constructions during the Enlightenment is examined. Topics addressed include the metaphysics of ethnic belonging, the history of the concept of Arya, and the links between extreme right-wing and metaphysical, New Age ideology.
Publication Name: Theory, Culture & Society
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0263-2764
Year: 1999
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Inside the zone: the social art of the hustler in the black American ghetto
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A hustler from a Chicago, IL, housing project demonstrates the wide variety of traits needed to survive in a high-risk area. Since hustling covers a large range of occupations, ranging from the inoffensive to the felonious, a hustler may adopt different personas for each. These create changes in character, physical gestures, elocution, and perspective.
Publication Name: Theory, Culture & Society
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0263-2764
Year: 1998
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On the cunning of imperialist reason
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This article focuses on the problems associated with scholarly internationalism, specifically the universalization of culturally and historically specific concepts. Topics discussed include American intellectual imperialism, the power dynamics behind the international circulation of ideas, and academic perpetuation of de-historicized concepts.
Publication Name: Theory, Culture & Society
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0263-2764
Year: 1999
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