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Journal Article
At Home in the Body: Cosmopolitanism in Naipaul's \One out of Many\
2020
Overview
V. S. Naipaul's call for realistic cosmopolitanism is discussed. In \"One out of Many,\" Naipaul pointedly reflects on the failure of two contrasting cosmopolitanisms on the individual: the Indian version of cosmopolitanism accommodates otherness on the basis of the enforced reduction of personal space and individuality for social solidarity, whereas the American mode retains a stubborn, almost obdurate sense of individuality, obscuring the basic importance of distinctive culture milieu and social relationship. Examining cosmopolitanism from its opposite, Naipaul questions about what can make cosmopolitanism really socially viable. The old notion of a borderless cosmopolitan community is obviously inadequate, for although the encounter with others and their culture may be a matter of people's free choice in the contemporary global world, the imbalance in power relations makes the negotiation not so favorable.
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Southern Illinois University,Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
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