| Of Irony and Empire: Islam, the West, and the Transcultural Invention of Africa Contributor(s): Rice, Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791472159 ISBN-13: 9780791472156 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: Examines the transformative power of irony in the creation of Muslim Afica. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | African - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern - History | Africa - General |
| Dewey: 960 |
| LCCN: 2006037450 |
| Series: Suny Series, Explorations in Postcolonial Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.9" W x 8.4" (1.26 lbs) 241 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Of Irony and Empire is a dynamic, thorough examination of Muslim writers from former European colonies in Africa who have increasingly entered into critical conversations with the metropole. Focusing on the period between World War I and the present, "the age of irony," this book explores the political and symbolic invention of Muslim Africa and its often contradictory representations. Through a critical analysis of irony and resistance in works by writers who come from nomadic areas around the Sahara--Mustapha Tlili (Tunisia), Malika Mokeddem (Algeria), Cheikh Hamidou Kane (Senegal), and Tayeb Salih (Sudan)--Laura Rice offers a fresh perspective that accounts for both the influence of the Western, instrumental imaginary, and the Islamic, holistic one. |