TY - BOOK ID - 103196336 TI - The crisis of global modernity : Asian traditions and a sustainable future PY - 2015 SN - 1107082250 1107442850 9781107082250 9781107442856 1316191745 1316189902 1139998226 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Globalization. KW - Manners and customs. KW - Moderne. KW - Nachhaltigkeit. KW - Politische Philosophie. KW - Sustainable development. KW - Transcendence (Philosophy). KW - Asien. KW - Azië. KW - Transcendence (Philosophy) KW - Global cities KW - Globalisation KW - Internationalization KW - International relations KW - Anti-globalization movement KW - Ceremonies KW - Customs, Social KW - Folkways KW - Social customs KW - Social life and customs KW - Traditions KW - Usages KW - Civilization KW - Ethnology KW - Etiquette KW - Rites and ceremonies KW - Philosophy KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable economic development KW - Economic development KW - Environmental aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:103196336 AB - In this major new study, Prasenjit Duara expands his influential theoretical framework to present circulatory, transnational histories as an alternative to nationalist history. Duara argues that the present day is defined by the intersection of three global changes: the rise of non-western powers, the crisis of environmental sustainability and the loss of authoritative sources of what he terms transcendence - the ideals, principles and ethics once found in religions or political ideologies. The physical salvation of the world is becoming - and must become - the transcendent goal of our times, but this goal must transcend national sovereignty if it is to succeed. Duara suggests that a viable foundation for sustainability might be found in the traditions of Asia, which offer different ways of understanding the relationship between the personal, ecological and universal. These traditions must be understood through the ways they have circulated and converged with contemporary developments. ER -