John Dewey: The Global Public and its Problems by John Narayan (English) Hardcov

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Arguing that John Dewey should be read not as a 'local' American thinker but as a philosopher of globalisation, this book shows how he sets out an evolutionary form of global and national democracy, one that has not been fully appreciated even by contemporary scholars of pragmatism.

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This book argues that John Dewey should be read not as a 'local' American thinker but rather as a philosopher of globalisation. Although his work is rooted in late-nineteenth and early twentieth century America, its principal concern is with the role of the United States in a globalised world. Tracing Dewey's emergence as a global democrat through an examination of his work from The Public and Its Problems (1927) onward, the book shows how he sets out an evolutionary form of global and national democracy, one that has not been fully appreciated even by contemporary scholars of pragmatism. In returning to and recovering this neglected dimension of Dewey's political philosophy, the book highlights how his insights about globalisation and democracy can inform present theoretical debates. -- .

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This book argues that John Dewey should be read as a philosopher of globalization rather than as a 'local' American philosopher. Although Dewey's political philosophy was rooted in late nineteenth and early twentieth century America, it was more importantly about the role of America in a globalized world. In returning to, and recovering the neglected global dimensions of Dewey's political philosophy, the book highlights how his insights about globalization and democracy can inform present theoretical debates. John Narayan traces the emergence of Dewey as a global democrat through an examination of his work from The public and its problems (1927) onwards. Narayan shows how Dewey sets out an evolutionary form of global and national democracy in his work, that has not been fully appreciated even by contemporary scholars of pragmatism, and which offers valuable lessons for the twenty-first century and for our own hopes for global democracy.

Author Biography

John Narayan is Research Fellow in Sociology at the University of Warwick, UK

Table of Contents

1 Introducing the enigma of global democracy2 Creative democracy3 The global democrat4 Twenty-first century creative democracy5 Conclusion: Democracy and global justiceIndex

Review

'This carefully crafted response to Dewey's critics and supporters alike presents a radical Dewey appropriate for our own time of massive economic disparity and emerging global publics. The Dewey presented here takes the measure of relations between bourgeois democracy and global democracies, between liberal capitalism and social democracy. Narayan's Dewey is edgy and exciting.' Larry A. Hickman, Director of the Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA'John Narayan's incisive, timely work challenges us to rethink the meaning and possibility of democracy in today's global context. Using John Dewey's ideas about democratic publics, the book probes the potentialities and limits of democracy in a globalized world rife with sharp economic inequalities, intense racial, ethnic, and religious splits, and strong anti-democratic currents. His reconstructive interpretation outlines an alternative to the dominant neoliberal regime.' Robert J. Antonio, Professor of Sociology, University of Kansas, USA'This is an excellent and novel treatment of Dewey's political thought.'P. R. Babbitt, Southern Arkansas University, Choice 01/08/2016 -- .

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This book argues that John Dewey should be read not as a 'local' American thinker but rather as a philosopher of globalisation. Although his work is rooted in late-nineteenth and early twentieth century America, its principal concern is with the role of the United States in a globalised world. Tracing Dewey's emergence as a global democrat through an examination of his work from The Public and Its Problems (1927) onward, the book shows how he sets out an evolutionary form of global and national democracy, one that has not been fully appreciated even by contemporary scholars of pragmatism. In returning to and recovering this neglected dimension of Dewey's political philosophy, the book highlights how his insights about globalisation and democracy can inform present theoretical debates. -- .

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This carefully crafted response to Dewey's critics and supporters alike presents a radical Dewey appropriate for our own time of massive economic disparity and emerging global publics. The Dewey presented here takes the measure of relations between bourgeois democracy and global democracies, between liberal capitalism and social democracy. Narayan's Dewey is edgy and exciting.' Larry A. Hickman, Director of the Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA 'John Narayan's incisive, timely work challenges us to rethink the meaning and possibility of democracy in today's global context. Using John Dewey's ideas about democratic publics, the book probes the potentialities and limits of democracy in a globalized world rife with sharp economic inequalities, intense racial, ethnic, and religious splits, and strong anti-democratic currents. His reconstructive interpretation outlines an alternative to the dominant neoliberal regime.' Robert J. Antonio, Professor of Sociology, University of Kansas, USA'This is an excellent and novel treatment of Dewey's political thought.'P. R. Babbitt, Southern Arkansas University, Choice 01/08/2016

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Dewey is widely studied as a social and political philosopher, especially in the U.S. where he is the father of American pragmatism. That he was an early philosopher of globalisation and cosmopolitan democracy is much less knownClassical American Pragmatism, and Dewey's work in particular, have come back into fashion in the last five years, with several very strong books published on both sides of the AtlanticOffers a substantial engagement with Dewey's writing, but also shows how it resonates with contemporary writing by theorists such as Ulrich Beck, Jurgen Habermas and Richard BeardsworthExcellent fit with our growing list on American political philosophy

Details ISBN1784993247 Publisher Manchester University Press Year 2016 ISBN-10 1784993247 ISBN-13 9781784993245 Format Hardcover Author John Narayan Pages 192 Short Title JOHN DEWEY Language English Media Book Imprint Manchester University Press Subtitle The Global Public and its Problems Place of Publication Manchester Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2016-01-29 UK Release Date 2016-01-29 NZ Release Date 2016-01-29 Series Theory for a Global Age DEWEY 191 Audience General AU Release Date 2016-01-28 We've got this

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