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Empire Lost - France and Its Other Worlds

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Elisabeth Mudimbe-Boyi - Contributions by Jean-Loup Amselle; André Benhaim; Karl Britto; Jocelyn Dakhlia; Assia Djebar; Alec Hargreaves; Yvonne Hsieh; Mireille Le Breton; Trevor Merrill; Kathy Richman; Mireille Rosello; Haun Saussy; Michel Serre Klappentext With global promotion of la Francophonie, the relation between the different constituencies of the world's French-speaking regions needs to be reexamined and debated. This book questions ingrained assumptions, pointing out the complexity of a never-ending relationship between francophone communities after the Empire. Zusammenfassung With global promotion of la Francophonie! the relation between the different constituencies of the world's French-speaking regions needs to be reexamined and debated. This book questions ingrained assumptions! pointing out the complexity of a never-ending relationship between francophone communities after the Empire. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Ouverture Part 3 Homogeneity Subverted Chapter 4 Laïcité in the French School Public System: In the Name of the Law Chapter 5 Muslims in France: History under the Carpet Chapter 6 No Refuge: The African-Americanization of France Chapter 7 L'Esprit de Corps: French Civilization and the Death of the Colonial Soldier Chapter 8 Beyond Post-Colonialism: Globalization and Post-Colonial Minorities in France Part 9 Cross-Textual Encounters Chapter 10 A Poetics of Relationality: Victor Segalen's Stèles Chapter 11 Whose Other?: The Centrality of Language to Identity and Representation in Roumain's Gouverneurs de la Rosée Chapter 12 Shadowing Assia Djebar Chapter 13 Franco-African Artist and Cultural Cooperation Chapter 14 We, the Virtual Francophone Multitudes: Neo-Barbarisms and Micro-Encounters Chapter 15 Closure: My Mother Tongue, My Paternal Languages

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Authors Elisabeth Mudimbe-Boyi
Assisted by Elisabeth Mudimbe-Boyi (Editor)
Publisher Lexington Books
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 16.03.2009
 
EAN 9780739121351
ISBN 978-0-7391-2135-1
No. of pages 276
Series After the Empire: The Francoph
After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial France
Subjects Fiction > Poetry, drama
Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies
Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics

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