Examines the transformative power of irony in the creation of Muslim Africa.
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.
| ISBN: | 9780791472163 |
| Publication date: | 5th June 2008 |
| Author: | Laura Rice |
| Publisher: | SUNY Press an imprint of State University of New York Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 241 pages |
| Series: | SUNY Series. Explorations in Postcolonial Studies |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism |
Examines the transformative power of irony in the creation of Muslim Africa.
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.
Of Irony and Empire features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism
Of Irony and Empire is available in Paperback, Hardback
Of Irony and Empire was written by Laura Rice and published by SUNY Press an imprint of State University of New York Press
Of Irony and Empire has 241 pages
Yes it is part of SUNY Series. Explorations in Postcolonial Studies series