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The Disorder of Things: A Foucauldian Approach to the Works of Nuruddin Farah
John Masterson
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Description for The Disorder of Things: A Foucauldian Approach to the Works of Nuruddin Farah
Paperback. Nuruddin Farah is widely regarded as one of the most sophisticated voices in contemporary world literature. Michel Foucault is revered as one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, with his discursive legacy providing inspiration for scholars working in a range of interdisciplinary fields. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Nuruddin Farah is widely regarded as one of the most sophisticated voices in contemporary world literature. Michel Foucault is revered as one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, with his discursive legacy providing inspiration for scholars working in a range of interdisciplinary fields. The Disorder of Things offers a reading of the Somali novelist through the prism of the French philosopher. The book argues that the preoccupations that have remained central throughout Farah’s forty year career, including political autocracy, female infibulation, border conflicts, international aid and development, civil war, transnational migration and the Horn of Africa’s place ... Read more
Nuruddin Farah is widely regarded as one of the most sophisticated voices in contemporary world literature. Michel Foucault is revered as one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, with his discursive legacy providing inspiration for scholars working in a range of interdisciplinary fields. The Disorder of Things offers a reading of the Somali novelist through the prism of the French philosopher. The book argues that the preoccupations that have remained central throughout Farah’s forty year career, including political autocracy, female infibulation, border conflicts, international aid and development, civil war, transnational migration and the Horn of Africa’s place ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781868145706
SKU
V9781868145706
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About John Masterson
John Masterson is a lecturer in the Department of English at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He has published work on a range of writers, including Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Kiran Desai, Dave Eggers and Abdulrazak Gurnah, and on topics, including the Rwandan genocide and postcolonial conflict.
Reviews for The Disorder of Things: A Foucauldian Approach to the Works of Nuruddin Farah
... an important addition to the study of the oeuvre of Nuruddin Farah, one of this continent's leading and most original novelists. The study will be of great interest to scholars specialising in contemporary African literature [...] whilst being accessible to general readers with an especial interest in Foucault; in African politics and social developments; or in assessing the contribution ... Read more