The disorder of things : a Foucauldian approach to the work of Nuruddin Farah / John Masterson.
"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, intern...
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
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| 520 | |a "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 in a so-called 'axis of evil,' can be mapped onto some key concerns in Foucault's writing, most notably Foucault's theoretical turn from 'disciplinary' to 'biopolitical' power." -- Back cover. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 590 | |a Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Foucault, Michel, |d 1926-1984 |x Criticism and interpretation. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Farah, Nuruddin, |d 1945- |x Criticism and interpretation. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Politics and literature |z Somalia. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Somalia |x In literature. | |
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