Of irony and empire : Islam, the West, and the transcultural invention of Africa

Of irony and empire : Islam, the West, and the transcultural invention of Africa / Laura Rice.

Author/creator	Rice, Laura
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2007.
Description	ix, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Imperialism in literature. Irony in literature. War in literature. African literature--20th century --History and criticism. Islamic literature--Africa --History and criticism. Africa--Intellectual life. Islamic countries--Intellectual life. Africa--Relations --Europe. Europe--Relations --Africa.

Series	SUNY series, explorations in postcolonial studies SUNY series, explorations in postcolonial studies. ^A486769
Contents	Prologue : of irony & empire -- African conscripts/European conflicts : race, memory, and the lessons of war -- Ambiguous adventure : reading Cheikh Hamidou Kane -- Heimlich un-Heimlich : of home as heterotopia in Salih, Tlili, and Mokeddem -- Epilogue : the ends of irony.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-223) and index.
LCCN	2006037450
ISBN	9780791472156 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0791472159 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DT 14 .R495 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold