Bibliograph

Postcolonial counterpoint, orientalism, France, and the Maghreb, Farid Laroussi

Type

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Postcolonial counterpoint, orientalism, France, and the Maghreb, Farid Laroussi

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Postcolonial counterpoint

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

927381786

Responsibility statement

Farid Laroussi

Series statement

University of Toronto romance series

Sub title

orientalism, France, and the Maghreb

Summary

"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. Thoroughly questioning the inability of Western academia to shake free of universalism and essentialism and come to grips with the Orientalism within postcolonial discourse, Farid Laroussi offers a cultural tour d'horizon which considers André Gide's writing on Algeria, literature by French authors of Maghrebi descent, and the conversation surrounding secularism and the headscarf in France. A provocative investigation of the place of Muslims and Islam in Francophone culture, Postcolonial Counterpoint asks how we must proceed if postcolonial studies is to make a difference in reconciling history, identity, citizenship, and Islam in the West."--, Provided by publisher

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