Cosmopolitanism is coming of age.   The editors of this volume have assembled an
impressive series of cutting-edge contributions on the topic.   Coming from different
perspectives, the chapters seek to steer a path toward a "global critical cosmopolitanism"
- where "critical" does not mean a rejection of the "cosmopolitan ideal"  but rather a
more self-reflective approach cognizant of the likely exclusion or repression of
relevant "others" under prevailing power constellations.

- Fred R. Dallmayr, Packey J. Dee Professor Emeritus, University of Notre Dame,

Committed to the cosmopolitan project, the authors of this book nevertheless pose a serious challenge to its purely normative definition. By engaging in a wide range of analyses--from human rights to basic conceptual assumptions, from conditions of intercultural communication to prospects and pitfalls of a globalized idea of democracy--this well-conceived volume aims to advance a critical cosmopolitanism by problematizing its Western roots. It admirably succeeds.

- Hans-Herbert Kögler, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of North Florida,