{"product_id":"literatures-of-liberation-mukti-lakhi-mangharam-9780814254332","title":"Literatures of Liberation: Non-European Universalisms and Democratic Progress","description":"The postcolonial spread of democratic ideals such as freedom and equality has taken place all over the world despite the widespread cultural differences that would seem to inhibit such change. In her new book, \u003ci\u003eLiteratures of Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eNon-European Universalisms and Democratic Progres\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es, \u003c\/i\u003eMukti Lakhi Mangharam questions how these \"universalisms\" came to be and suggests that these elements were not solely the result of Europe-based Enlightenment ideals. Instead, they also arose in context-specific forms throughout the world (particularly in the Global South), relatively independently from Enlightenment concepts. These translatable yet distinct cognitive frameworks, or \"contextual universalisms,\" as she argues, were central to the spread of modern democratic principles in response to the relentless expansion of capital. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this way, she posits that these universalisms reconceptualize democratic ideals not as Western imports into precolonial societies but as regional phenomena tied to local relations of power and resistance. In charting these alternative democratic trajectories, Mangharam examines oft-overlooked regional and vernacular literary forms and provides a fresh approach to current theorizations of postcolonial and world literatures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mukti Lakhi Mangharam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814254330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814254332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Mukti Lakhi Mangharam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120314740991,"sku":"9780814254332","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_474abe3a-c112-4659-86a3-65e415e4e8b4.jpg?v=1687413660","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/literatures-of-liberation-mukti-lakhi-mangharam-9780814254332","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}