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Political concepts and time
The essays compiled in this volume, written by distinguished experts, present a broad panorama of the most important methodological challenges faced by conceptual history today, as well as some more specific contributions regarding the temporal dimension of certain modern concepts. At a moment when time and concepts ,and political concepts in particular, are no longer obvious and taken for granted but have themselves become historical matter, this book does not limit itself to an updating of the state of the art; it also offers very useful lessons for the development of future research into this field.
Political concepts and time
The essays compiled in this volume, written by distinguished experts, present a broad panorama of the most important methodological challenges faced by conceptual history today, as well as some more specific contributions regarding the temporal dimension of certain modern concepts. At a moment when time and concepts ,and political concepts in particular, are no longer obvious and taken for granted but have themselves become historical matter, this book does not limit itself to an updating of the state of the art; it also offers very useful lessons for the development of future research into this field.
The Concept of Latin America in the United States
This book is a study of the semantics and usages of the concept of Latin America in the United States, both in everyday language and in social scientific discourses. Its guiding hypothesis is that Latin America has been historically defined in American English in opposition to a self-congratulatory image of the United States of America. This constitutes, in itself, an act of misrecognition because it overlooks the ways those perceived as Latin Americans actually live their lives as political and social beings. As a result of this practice, "Latin Americans" have historically been ascribed the most contemptible characteristics and been treated in ways that suit the derogatory representations ...
A história do conceito de Latin America nos Estados Unidos: da linguagem comum ao discurso das ciências sociais
A Editora Contracorrente tem a satisfação de anunciar a publicação do livro A história do conceito de Latin America nos Estados Unidos: da linguagem comum ao discurso das ciências sociais, de autoria do consagrado cientista político João Feres Júnior. O livro examina as representações da América Latina e dos Latino-americanos produzidas nos Estados Unidos, desde o início do século XIX até o final do século XX, com foco na produção de teorias e discursos das ciências sociais que tomam a América Latina como objeto de estudo, a partir do final da Segunda Grande Guerra. A partir de uma lente teórica desenvolvida pelo próprio autor, que combina elementos da teoria do reconhecimento com a história conceitual, o livro identifica os discursos sobre a América Latina (Latin America) levando em conta os contextos políticos e institucionais nos quais foram produzidos. A abordagem é fortemente multidisciplinar, combinando elementos da história, teoria política, cientometria e política comparada. O resultado final é estarrecedor, particularmente para aqueles que até então tomavam a América Latina como um termo destituído de vieses culturais e raciais.
Imperial Portugal in the Age of Atlantic Revolutions
A pioneering account of the links between Portugal and Brazil which survived despite the demise of the Portuguese Atlantic empire.
Race in Translation
While the term “culture wars” often designates the heated arguments in the English-speaking world spiraling around race, the canon, and affirmative action, in fact these discussions have raged in diverse sites and languages. Race in Translation charts the transatlantic traffic of the debates within and between three zones—the U.S., France, and Brazil. Stam and Shohat trace the literal and figurative translation of these multidirectional intellectual debates, seen most recently in the emergence of postcolonial studies in France, and whiteness studies in Brazil. The authors also interrogate an ironic convergence whereby rightist politicians like Sarkozy and Cameron join hands with some leftist intellectuals like Benn Michaels, Žižek, and Bourdieu in condemning “multiculturalism” and “identity politics.” At once a report from various “fronts” in the culture wars, a mapping of the germane literatures, and an argument about methods of reading the cross-border movement of ideas, the book constitutes a major contribution to our understanding of the Diasporic and the Transnational.
Contribution to a typology of forms of disrespect: beyond the Hegelian Republican model
Dans cet article, on propose une nouvelle typologie des formes d ́irrespect.À partir de la critique du traitement hégélien et républicain dispensé par Axel Honneth à la question de la reconnaissance, on conçoit une alternative, suggérée par la notion de contre-conceptions asymétriques que propose Reinhart Koselleck. On peat y discerner trois formes fondamentales d'irrespect exprimées dans l ́usage langagier, indiquant l ́horizon des attentes et les conséquences pratiques qu ́elles engendrent. Enfin, on compare les avantages de notre typologie par rapport à celle proposée par Honneth, parmi lesquelles la possibilité d ́application de cet outil analytique dans l ́identification de formes d ́irrespect qui dépassent les limites étroites de l ́État national.
Legacies of Race
The United States and Brazil were the largest slave-trading societies of the New World. The demographics of both countries reflect this shared past, but this is where comparisons end. The vast majority of the "Afro-Brazilian" population, unlike their U.S. counterparts, view themselves as neither black nor white but as mixed-race. Legacies of Race offers the first examination of Brazilian public opinion to understand racial identities, attitudes, and politics in this racially ambiguous context. Brazilians avoid rigid notions of racial group membership, and, in stark contrast to U.S. experience, attitudes about racial inequality, African-derived culture, and antiracism strategies are not deeply divided along racial lines. Bailey argues that only through dispensing with many U.S.-inspired racial assumptions can a general theory of racial attitudes become possible. Most importantly, he shows that a strict notion of racial identification in black and white cannot be assumed universal.
Lula
Lula is among the greatest political figures in Brazilian history. The only president in the country with a working-class background, combined with a party that was profoundly original in its roots, he exercised charismatic power and influence in a more lasting way than any other public figure in the republican period. Since 2011, Fernando Morais, one of Brazil's leading writers, has gained direct, frank and frequent access to Lula. To these dozens of hours of testimonies, he has added a reporter's flair and captivating prose to compose a biography that paints a picture in all its grandeur and complexity. In a narrative that makes use of flashforwards and flashbacks to maintain an electrifying pace, Morais goes from Lula's childhood to the annulment of his convictions, in 2021 - passing through the new unionism, the ABC strikes, the foundation of the PT and the first election campaign.
Brazil, the United States, and the South American Subsystem
The United States has often acted as an empire in Latin America. Nevertheless, there has been an obvious dissimilarity between U.S. actions in South America and U.S. actions in the rest of Latin America, which is illustrated by the fact that the United States never sent troops to invade a South American country. While geographic distance and strategic considerations may have played a role, they provide at best incomplete explanations for the U.S.’s relative absence south of Panama. The fact that the United States has had a distinct pattern of interactions with South America is thus not captured by the typical concept of Latin America. In Brazil, the United States, and the South American Su...
