The South African Handbook of Agency, Freedom and Justice (Volume 2)
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The South African Handbook of Agency, Freedom and Justice (Volume 2) by Muxe Nkondo
This is a groundbreaking and interdisciplinary handbook, which places the social sciences and the humanities at the centre of intellectual and deliberative efforts about policy, law, public management, knowledge, health aesthetics and feminism. Presented in three volumes, the handbook is ahead of its time and sets out the terms for the post-colonial discourse on agency, freedom and justice. Its main objective is to spark a conversation among citizens on the challenges facing the country, such as poverty, inequality and unemployment. The contributors have a deep understanding of the social, economic and political aspects of post-colonial life in South Africa and the demands for fundamental change. This understanding is the source of their concern for and reflections on complex systems of agency, freedom and justice. The social sciences and the humanities stand to benefit immensely from these reflections, not as they are filtered through the lenses of theory and ideology in the abstract, but as we encounter them in lived experience.
‘The foreword, preface, acknowledgements and introduction constitute the first fifty pages of the handbookIt is clear that the editors were at pains to contextualise, explain and connect the chapters. But the handbook is not only striking for the huge number of authors and pages; its contribution is much deeper.’— Isolde de Villiers, Associate Professor, Department of Public Law and Jurisprudence, University of the Western Cape
Muxe Nkondo is a former Andrew Mellon Fellow in English at Harvard University. Recently the London School of Economics created a blog for him in philosophy.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781869145637 |
| ISBN 10 | 1869145631 |
| Title | The South African Handbook of Agency, Freedom and Justice (Volume 2) |
| Author | Muxe Nkondo |
| Series | The South African Handbook Of Agency Freedom And Justice: Citizens In Conversation |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of KwaZulu-Natal Press |
| Year published | 2024-08-12 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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