Social theory and Asian dialogues: An introduction and an invitation

Abstract

Social theory is a rooted and transversal reflection on the human condition, but most social theory in the modern world has been primarily Euro-American. Despite globalization and greater opportunities for cross-cultural dialogue and co-learning, contemporary social theories contain the same blindness, ignorance and arrogance that characterized modernist social theory. Social Theory and Asian Dialogues: Cultivating Planetary Conversations embraces the theoretical and practical realities and future possibilities in a spirit of love, labour, learning, creativity, critique and transformation. This introductory chapter describes the structure of this book.