Dictators, Dictatorship and the African Novel
Spencer, Robert
Produktnummer:
18e5010efa80904ded92c0b812553128d9
| Autor: | Spencer, Robert |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | Ahmadou Kourouma Arrighi Authoritarian state structures Capitalist imperialism Chinua Achebe Decolonisation Ngugi wa Thiong’o Postcolonialism Recolonisation Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 03.03.2022 |
| EAN: | 9783030665586 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 276 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Springer International Publishing |
| Untertitel: | Fictions of the State under Neoliberalism |
Produktinformationen "Dictators, Dictatorship and the African Novel"
This book examines the representation of dictators and dictatorships in African fiction. It examines how the texts clarify the origins of postcolonial dictatorships and explore the shape of the democratic-egalitarian alternatives. The first chapter explains the ‘neoliberal’ period after the 1970s as an effective ‘recolonization’ of Africa by Western states and international financial institutions. Dictatorship is theorised as a form of concentrated economic and political power that facilitates Africa’s continued dependency in the context of world capitalism. The deepest aspiration of anti-colonial revolution remains the democratization of these authoritarian states inherited from the colonial period. This book discusses four novels by Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Ahmadou Kourouma, Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in order to reveal how their themes and forms dramatize this unfinished struggle between dictatorship and radical democracy.
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