Postcolonial Counterpoint - Orientalism, France, and the Maghreb

Informationen zum Autor By Farid Laroussi Klappentext Postcolonial Counterpoint is a critical study of Orientalism and the state of Francophone and postcolonial studies, examined through the lens of the historical and cross-cultural relations between France and North Africa. Zusammenfassung Postcolonial Counterpoint is a critical study of Orientalism and the state of Francophone and postcolonial studies! examined through the lens of the historical and cross-cultural relations between France and North Africa. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. States of Postcolonial Reading  2. The Orient in Question  3. Orientalism and Postcolonial Studies  4. Unfinished (Literary) Business: Orientalism and the Maghreb  5. André Gide and Imperial Dystopia 6. Fables of Maghreb Nationhood  7. A View from Diversité: Writing and Nation  8. The Challenge of Identities and the French Republic  Conclusion: Elusive Convergence?

Product details

• Authors: Farid Laroussi
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2016
• EAN: 9781442648913
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-4891-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: University of Toronto Romance Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories