Dictators, Dictatorship and the African Novel : Fictions of the State under Neoliberalism / / by Robert Spencer
| Dictators, Dictatorship and the African Novel : Fictions of the State under Neoliberalism / / by Robert Spencer |
| Autore | Spencer Robert |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 276 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina |
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809.39351 |
| Collana | New Comparisons in World Literature |
| Soggetto topico |
Literature
African literature Imperialism Literature, Modern - 20th century Literature, Modern - 21st century World Literature African Literature Imperialism and Colonialism Contemporary Literature |
| ISBN |
9783030665562
3030665569 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Introduction: The unfinished project of decolonisation -- Chapter 2: Neoliberalism and the 'recolonization' of Africa -- Chapter 3: Performance and power I: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's Wizard of the Crow -- Chapter 4: Performance and power II: Ahmadou Kourouma's Waiting for the Wild -- Chapter 5: Allegories of dictatorship in Nigerian fiction: Chinua Achebe's Anthills of the Savannah and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus -- Chapter 6: Conclusion: The counter-counter revolution. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484289703321 |
Spencer Robert
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Did Muhammad Exist? [[electronic resource] ] : An Inquiry into Islam's Obscure Origins
| Did Muhammad Exist? [[electronic resource] ] : An Inquiry into Islam's Obscure Origins |
| Autore | Spencer Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newburyport, : Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (402 p.) |
| Disciplina | 297.6/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Islam -- Controversial literature
Muḥammad, Prophet, -632 Qurʼan -- Controversial literature Qurʼan -- Criticism, interpretation, etc Islam Religion Philosophy & Religion Christianity |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4976-0856-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Dedication; Contents; Foreword to the Paperback Edition by Ibn Warraq; Chronology of Key Events; Muhammad and His Family, According to Islamic Tradition; Introduction: The Full Light of History?; Chapter 1: The Man who Wasn't There; Chapter 2: Jesus, the Muhammad; Chapter 3: Inventing Muhammad; Chapter 4: Switching On the Full Light of History; Chapter 5: The Embarrassment of Muhammad; Chapter 6: The Unchanging Qur'an Changes; Chapter 7: The Non-Arabic Arabic Qur'an; Chapter 8: What the Qur'an may Have Been; Chapter 9: Who Collected the Qur'an?
Chapter 10: Making Sense of it AllNotes; Further Reading; Acknowledgments; Index; Copyright |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480746403321 |
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| Newburyport, : Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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