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	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Albany : State University of New York Press,
Description	ix, 241 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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
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.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2006037450
ISBN	9780791472156 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0791472159 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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