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Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa
Indiana University Press 2002; US$ 18.35What characterizes the relationship between literature and the state? Should literature serve the needs of the state by constructing national consciousness, espousing state propaganda, and molding good citizens? Or should it be dedicated to a different kind of creative social endeavor? In this important... more...
Black France
Indiana University Press 2006; US$ 22.35"[W]ithout a doubt one of the most important studies so far completed on literature in French grounded in the experiences of migrants of sub-Saharan African origin." -- Alec Hargreaves, Florida State University France has always hosted a rich and vibrant black presence within its borders.... more...
Africa and France
Indiana University Press 2013; US$ 23.99Africa and France reveals how increased control over immigration has changed cultural and social production, especially in theatre, literature, film, and even museum construction. A hated of foreigners, accompanied by new forms of intolerance and racism, has crept from policy into popular expressions of ideas about the postcolony and ethnic minorities.... more...
New Francophone African and Caribbean Theatres
Indiana University Press 2010; US$ 21.20John Conteh-Morgan explores the multiple ways in which African and Caribbean theatres have combined aesthetic, ceremonial, experimental, and avant-garde practices in order to achieve sharp critiques of the nationalist and postnationalist state and to elucidate the concerns of the francophone world. More ... more...
A Companion to Comparative Literature
Wiley 2011; US$ 207.95A Companion to Comparative Literature presents a collection of more than thirty original essays from established and emerging scholars, which explore the history, current state, and future of comparative literature. Features over thirty original essays from leading international contributors Provides a critical assessment of the status of literary... more...
Doug & Wahwee
River Junction Press, LLC 2012; US$ 9.99This biography tells the little-known story of lifelong ambassador and diplomat Doug MacArthur, the nephew of General Douglas MacArthur, and his wife, Wahwee. Through interviews and firsthand accounts from those who knew him, this biography of the prominent 20th-century emissary sheds light on the important role Ambassador MacArthur had in foreign... more...
From Orthography to Pedagogy
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 49.95From Orthography to Pedagogy pays tribute to Richard L. Venezky's work and influence on reading, linguistics, and computer science. This book catalogs findings related to speech and language development, reading and spelling's role in infant speech development, and the present and future advances in the study and theory of speech and cognitive development.... more...
Krisen verstehen
Campus Verlag 2012; US$ 36.65Hauptbeschreibung Krisen scheinen ein maßgebliches Kennzeichen der westlichen Moderne zu sein. Die Autoren des Bandes betrachten Krisen aus kulturvergleichender und historischer Perspektive und analysieren sie dabei als soziale Konstrukte, als Wahrnehmungen, Erfahrungen oder auch als Diskurse. Sie zeigen, wie Krisen die Vorstellungen und Strukturen... more...
The 10 Best Books to Read for Easter: Selections to Inspire, Educate, & Provoke
HarperCollins 2013; US$ 0.00With an Introduction by New York Times bestselling author James Martin, SJ, HarperOne presents The 10 Best Books to Read for Easter. This free sampler is a curated volume of excerpts from new and classic titles from leading authors in the field, including C. S. Lewis, N. T. Wright, Desmond Tutu, Ann Patchett, Candida Moss, John Dominic Crossan,... more...
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