Beyond Empire and Nation : : Postnational Arguments in the Fiction of Nuruddin Farah and B. Kojo Laing / / Francis Ngaboh-Smart.
The impact of nationalism on the emergence and development of African literature is now well documented. Globalization or the postnational state it seems to herald, the emblematic phenomenon of our era, has not received much attention. Using a cultural studies approach, Beyond Empire and Nation is a...
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Ngaboh-Smart, Francis, author. Beyond Empire and Nation : Postnational Arguments in the Fiction of Nuruddin Farah and B. Kojo Laing / Francis Ngaboh-Smart. Postnational Arguments in the Fiction of Nuruddin Farah and B. Kojo Laing Leiden; Boston : Brill, 2004. 1 online resource (190 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Cross/Cultures ; 70 Cross/Cultures Online Description based on print version record. The impact of nationalism on the emergence and development of African literature is now well documented. Globalization or the postnational state it seems to herald, the emblematic phenomenon of our era, has not received much attention. Using a cultural studies approach, Beyond Empire and Nation is a fascinating account of the process of globalization in African Literature. The book starts with an analysis of nationalist rhetoric and ideology as exemplified by works such as Things Fall Apart. Thereafter, it dedicates a chapter each to B. Kojo Laing's novels and Nuruddin Farah's Trilogy (Maps, Gifts, and Secrets) as articulations of a globalized, postnational reality. At the heart o the book is an analysis of a nuanced and complex experience of global modernity as Africans reassess the constants of nationalist discourse: culture, identity, locality, and territoriality. Ngaboh-Smart does not believe that the postnational phenomenon is necessarily detrimental to the national-state and argues that it may well be capable of generating a new form of individual agency, although he is critical of those writers who ignore the new power dynamic inherent in globalization. Moving beyond the "clash of cultures" paradigm, Ngaboh-Smart's account of the renegotiation of national identity and ideology is a significant contribution to the criticism of African literature and its link to global social processes. Includes bibliographical references and index. Preliminary Material / Francis Ngaboh-Smart -- Acknowledgements / Francis Ngaboh-Smart -- Introduction / Francis Ngaboh-Smart -- 1 Nationalism and the Aporia of National Identity / Francis Ngaboh-Smart -- 2 Gifts, Narratives, Identities, and the Postcolonial / Francis Ngaboh-Smart -- 3 Desire and the Limits of the Modern Nation / Francis Ngaboh-Smart -- 4 Counter-Nationalist Narrative / Francis Ngaboh-Smart -- 5 Beyond Empire and Nation: Re-Narrating Identity / Francis Ngaboh-Smart -- 6 Science and the Space of the Modern African Nation / Francis Ngaboh-Smart -- Conclusion / Francis Ngaboh-Smart -- Works Cited / Francis Ngaboh-Smart. African literature (English) History and criticism. Internationalism. Postcolonialism in literature. Print version: Ngaboh-Smart, Francis Beyond Empire and Nation Boston : BRILL,c2004 9789042009806 Cross/Cultures ; 70. Cross/Cultures Online. |
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Postnational Arguments in the Fiction of Nuruddin Farah and B. Kojo Laing Preliminary Material / Acknowledgements / Introduction / 1 Nationalism and the Aporia of National Identity / 2 Gifts, Narratives, Identities, and the Postcolonial / 3 Desire and the Limits of the Modern Nation / 4 Counter-Nationalist Narrative / 5 Beyond Empire and Nation: Re-Narrating Identity / 6 Science and the Space of the Modern African Nation / Conclusion / Works Cited / |
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Preliminary Material / Acknowledgements / Introduction / 1 Nationalism and the Aporia of National Identity / 2 Gifts, Narratives, Identities, and the Postcolonial / 3 Desire and the Limits of the Modern Nation / 4 Counter-Nationalist Narrative / 5 Beyond Empire and Nation: Re-Narrating Identity / 6 Science and the Space of the Modern African Nation / Conclusion / Works Cited / |
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