Omens of adversity : tragedy, time, memory, justice /
Omens of Adversity is a profound critique of postcolonial temporality. David Scott argues that the palpable sense of the present as time stalled, without hope for emancipatory futures, has had far-reaching effects on how we think about justice and the nature of political action.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Durham :
Duke University Press,
2014.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Omens of Adversity is a profound critique of postcolonial temporality. David Scott argues that the palpable sense of the present as time stalled, without hope for emancipatory futures, has had far-reaching effects on how we think about justice and the nature of political action. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (219 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780822377023 0822377020 |