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BL
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849259
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Laroussi, Farid
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| Title & Author
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Postcolonial counterpoint : : orientalism, France, and the Maghreb /\ Farid Laroussi.
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| Publication Statement
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Toronto :: University of Toronto Press,, 2016.
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| Series Statement
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University of Toronto romance series
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1 online resource.
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| ISBN
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1442619015
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: 9781442619012
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1442648910
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9781442648913
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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1. States of Postcolonial Reading -- 2. The Orient in Question -- 3. Orientalism and Postcolonial Studies -- 4. Unfinished (Literary) Business: Orientalism and the Maghreb -- 5. Andre Gide and Imperial Dystopia -- 6. Fables of Maghreb Nationhood -- 7. A View from Diversite: Writing and Nation -- 8. The Challenge of Identities and the French Republic -- Conclusion: Elusive Convergence?
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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 André 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."--
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Gide, André,1869-1951.
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Gide, André,1869-1951.
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French literature-- North African authors-- History and criticism.
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French literature-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
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Islam-- France.
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Muslims-- France.
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Orientalism in literature.
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Orientalism-- France.
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Postcolonialism in literature.
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French literature-- North African authors.
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French literature.
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International relations.
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Islam.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- European-- French.
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Muslims.
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Orientalism in literature.
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Orientalism.
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Postcolonialism in literature.
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Africa, North, Relations, France.
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France, Relations, Africa, North.
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France.
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North Africa.
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| Dewey Classification
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840.9/3585
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| LC Classification
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PQ307.O75L37 2016
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