This book provides a clear and nuanced appraisal of Hegel's treatment of Africa India and
Islam and of the implications of this treatment for postcolonial and global studies. Analyzing
Hegel's master-slave dialectic and his views on Africa India and Islam it situates these
views not only within Hegel's historical scheme but also within a broader European
philosophical context and the debates they have provoked within Hegel scholarship. Each chapter
explores various in depth readings of Hegel by postcolonial critics investigating both the
Eurocentric and potentially global nature of his dialectic. Ultimately the book shows both
where of this profoundly influential thinker archetypally embodies certain Eurocentric traits
that have characterized modernity and how ironically he himself gives us the tools for
working towards a more global vision. Offering a concise introduction not only to an important
dimension of Hegel's thought - his orientation towards empire - but also to the various issues
raised by postcolonial theory and global studies this book will be of use to philosophers as
well as advanced students of literary and cultural theory alike.
