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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.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Scott, David, 1958- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Durham : Duke University Press, 2014.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Description
Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (227 pages).
ISBN:9780822377023