Derrida, Africa, and the Middle East
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Derrida, Africa, and the Middle East

  1. 223 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Derrida, Africa, and the Middle East

About this book

The north African roots of Jacques Derrida - he was born in Algeria, and lived there until he was nearly twenty - have yet to receive due consideration. Derrida, Africa, and the Middle East investigates the iconic theorist s claim to "Black, Arab, and Jewish" identity, demonstrating for the first time his significance for Africa and the Middle East while remaining mindful of the conflict between these Jewish and Arab heritages. Even as it criticizes Derrida s analyses of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, it shows why Derrida s idiosyncratic politics should not deter his critics. Further, this study reveals similarities between deconstruction and ancient Egypto-African ways of thinking about language, and posits a new critical lineage - one with origins outside the bounds of Greco-Roman thought.

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Information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2009
eBook ISBN
9780230619531
Print ISBN
9780230614178
Subtopic
Literary Criticism

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. 1 Saying “Yes” to Africa
  5. 2 Deconstruction of the Veil
  6. 3 Arab-Jew
  7. 4 Deconstruction and Zionism
  8. 5 The Figure of Jerusalem
  9. 6 Conjuration
  10. 7 The Secular Trace
  11. 8 The Double Gesture
  12. 9 Realism without Realism
  13. 10 The Wordless Yes
  14. 11 Deconstruction and the African Trace
  15. Notes
  16. Works Cited
  17. Index

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