The Remains of the North: Liberalism, History, and Legal Theory (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780761825180)

This book is concerned with certain aspects of liberal analytic intellectual traditions in Africa, as seen through the eyes of a learner intellectually domiciled in 'the north' but existentially situated in 'the south.' It divides liberal analytic traditions into two: old and modern. Author Adekemi Odujirin argues that although these traditions possess much liberal valence and enormous analytic power, they rest ultimately on a historical consciousness and cognitive attitude prejudicial to 'the south.' He identifies the sources of such deleterious opinions, and contends that political and legal theory need not be a surrogate philosophy of culture, and analytic embalming of local knowledge.

Author: Adekemi Odujirin
ISBN-10: 0761825185
ISBN-13: 9780761825180
Publisher: University Press of America
Language: English
Published: 04/14/2003
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.46w x 0.77d