Monsters and Revolutionaries by Franoise Vergs
Analyses the complex relationship between the coloniser and colonised on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion. Through novels, iconography, and texts from various disciplines including law, medicine, and psychology, this title constructs a political and cultural history of the island's relations with France.
“A brilliant piece of work. . . Monsters and Revolutionaries promises to be an important intervention in the fields of political history and postcolonial discourse.”—Ali Behdad, University of California at Los Angeles
“[Vergès’s] richly textured exploration of ‘metissage’ as a discursive strategy of identification, assimilation, and resistance is driven by a fluent engagement with concepts drawn from contemporary criticism, history, psychoanalysis, and philosophy and has the broadest implications right across the postcolonial world. A major innovative study that will shape the field.”—Stuart Hall, Emeritus Professor, The Open University and Goldsmith’s College, London
“[Vergès’s] richly textured exploration of ‘metissage’ as a discursive strategy of identification, assimilation, and resistance is driven by a fluent engagement with concepts drawn from contemporary criticism, history, psychoanalysis, and philosophy and has the broadest implications right across the postcolonial world. A major innovative study that will shape the field.”—Stuart Hall, Emeritus Professor, The Open University and Goldsmith’s College, London
FranÇoise VergÈs is a Lecturer at the School of European Studies at the University of Sussex. She recently collaborated with Isaac Julien on a film about Frantz Fanon.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780822322948 |
| ISBN 10 | 0822322943 |
| Title | Monsters and Revolutionaries |
| Author | Françoise Vergès |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Year published | 1999-06-11 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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