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This is not a diary: while these observations were recorded in autumn 2010 and spring 2011 in the form of dated entries, they are not a personal reflection but an attempt to capture signs of our times in their movement - possibly at birth, at a stage when they are still barely perceptible, and in any case before they have matured into common, all too familiar forms, escaping our attention due to their banality. Some will perhaps settle in our daily life for a long time to come, others will fade and vanish before they would otherwise have a chance to be noted, recorded and explored in depth: in our fast-moving, protean and kaleidoscopic world, it is hardly possible to predict their future course and to decide in advance which of them will grow in volume and significance and which will prove to have been still-born. Whatever their fate, the author tried to take a leaf from William Blake's precept of seeing the universe in a grain of sand - and, having done so, alert us to what is or may be happening to our individual lives, forms of togetherness, shared prospects; to the ways we perceive and relate to each other, the forces that shape our life chances and itineraries; and to the ways we try to control, or at least influence, and sometimes even reform for the better, some or all those dimensions of our existence. -- Publisher description.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Sociology of culture --- Sociology. --- Social problems. --- #SBIB:316.7C120 --- 316.32 --- 316.2 --- Reform, Social --- Social reform --- Social welfare --- Social history --- Applied sociology --- Social theory --- Social sciences --- Cultuursociologie: algemene en theoretische werken --- Globale samenlevingsvormen --- Sociologische richtingen. Sociologische scholen. Sociologen -- BAUMAN, ZYGMUNT --- Baum --- Bauman, Zygmunt, --- Bauman, Zigmunt, --- 316.32 Globale samenlevingsvormen --- Sociology --- Social problems

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The world is a state of turmoil. From the financial crisis to the chaos in the eurozone, from the Arab uprisings to protests in Athens, Barcelona, New York and elsewhere, many of the familiar frameworks are collapsing and we have to find new ways to orient ourselves in a world undergoing rapid change. Of course, it is necessary for political leaders to address local issues and react to people’s specific demands, but without a cosmopolitan outlook, such a reaction is likely to be inadequate. Ulrich Beck’s Twenty-one Observations on a World in Turmoil is a demonstration of cosmopolitan politics in practice. It is more than a mirror: it is a magnifying glass that brings into focus the processes that are transforming our world and highlights the great challenges we face today. ‘Global domestic politics’, the concept introduced and developed by Beck, is much more than a political theory, a philosophical utopia (or dystopia), a governance programme or a mental state: it is the reality of our times. Beck turns the argument that ‘global domestic politics’ is an unrealistic ideology on its head, arguing that it is the proponents of the national who are the idealists. They view reality through the obsolete lenses of the nation-state and thus cannot see the profound global changes that are transforming our reality. Global domestic politics is therefore a perspective, a political reality and a normative idea. And it is the critical theory of our times since it challenges the most profound truths which we hold dear: the truths of the nation.

Political sociology --- Sociology of culture --- 316.2 BECK, ULRICH --- 316.32 --- Sociologische richtingen. Sociologische scholen. Sociologen--BECK, ULRICH --- Globale samenlevingsvormen --- 316.32 Globale samenlevingsvormen --- 316.2 BECK, ULRICH Sociologische richtingen. Sociologische scholen. Sociologen--BECK, ULRICH --- Economic history --- Globalization --- International cooperation --- Social change --- World politics --- Colonialism --- Global politics --- International politics --- Political history --- Political science --- World history --- Eastern question --- Geopolitics --- International organization --- International relations --- Change, Social --- Cultural change --- Cultural transformation --- Societal change --- Socio-cultural change --- Social history --- Social evolution --- Cooperation, International --- Global governance --- Institutions, International --- Interdependence of nations --- International institutions --- World order --- Cooperation --- Global cities --- Globalisation --- Internationalization --- Anti-globalization movement --- Political aspects --- History

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In this radical book, Patrick Chabal reveals how the future of the West is now inextricably linked to that of the non-West. He argues that the postcolonial challenge exposes the limitation of Western social thought to explain many pressing social and economic issues, domestic and global. The End of Conceit concludes that, ultimately, what the West needs is not more and better theory but an entirely new way of thinking - one that will put an end to its current deep-seated conceit.

Civilization, Western --- Sociology. --- Social theory --- Social sciences --- Western countries --- Occident --- West (Western countries) --- Western nations --- Western world --- Developed countries --- Foreign relations. --- International relations --- East and West --- Postcolonialism --- 316.32 --- #SBIB:39A3 --- #SBIB:327.4H21 --- Philosophy --- Globale samenlevingsvormen --- Antropologie: geschiedenis, theorie, wetenschap (incl. grondleggers van de antropologie als wetenschap) --- Kolonisatie / dekolonisatie / post-kolonisatie --- Foreign public opinion. --- 316.32 Globale samenlevingsvormen --- Post-colonialism --- Postcolonial theory --- Political science --- Decolonization --- Civilization, Oriental --- Occident and Orient --- Orient and Occident --- West and East --- Eastern question --- Asian influences --- Oriental influences --- Western influences --- East and West. --- Philosophy.