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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 Andre 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.Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN-101442648910
ISBN-139781442648913
eBay Product ID (ePID)221873676
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SubjectLiterary Criticism
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorFarid Laroussi
FormatHardback
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Date of Publication31/03/2016
Place of PublicationToronto
Series TitleUniversity of Toronto Romance Series
Issn0082-5336
Country of PublicationCanada
Author BiographyFarid Laroussi is an associate professor in the Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia.
