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- English
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The Albert Memmi Reader
About this book
Born in 1920 on the edge of Tunis's Jewish quarter, the French-Jewish-Tunisian sociologist, philosopher, and novelist Albert Memmi has been a central figure in colonial and postcolonial studies. Often associated with the anticolonial struggles of the 1950s and 1960s, Memmi's career has spanned fifty years, more than twenty book-length publications, and hundreds of articles that are distilled in this collection. The Albert Memmi Reader presents Memmi's insights on the legacies of the colonial era, critical theories of race, and his distinctive story. Memmi's novels and essays feature not only decolonial struggles but also commentary on race, the psychology of dependence, and what it means to be Jewish. This reader includes selections from his classic works, such as The Pillar of Salt and The Colonizer and the Colonized, as well as previously untranslated pieces that punctuate Memmi's literary life and career, and illuminate the full arc of the life of one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century. Selections from his later works speak directly to contemporary issues in European, African, and Middle Eastern studies, such as racism, immigration and European identity, and the struggles of postcolonial states, including Israel/Palestine.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Biographical Reflections
- 2. The Pillar of Salt (1953)
- 3. Strangers (1955)
- 4. The Colonizer and the Colonized (1957)
- 5. Portrait of a Jew (1962)
- 6. The Liberation of the Jew (1966)
- 7. Dominated Man (1968)
- 8. The Scorpion, or The Imaginary Confession (1969)
- 9. Jews and Arabs (1974)
- 10. The Desert, Or the Life and Adventures of Jubair Wali Al-Mammi (1977)
- 11. Dependence (1979)
- 12. Racism (1982)
- 13. Literary Reflections
- 14. Decolonization and the Decolonized (2004)
- Source Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About Albert Memmi
- About Jonathan Judaken
- About Michael Lejman
- Series List