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Nostalgia for the Future (Paperback)
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Since the end of the cold war, Africa has seen a dramatic rise in
new political and religious phenomena, including an eviscerated
privatized state, neoliberal NGOs, Pentecostalism, a resurgence in
accusations of witchcraft, a culture of scamming and fraud, and, in
some countries, a nearly universal wish to emigrate. Drawing on
fieldwork in Togo, Charles Piot argues that a novel cultural
politics is remaking one of the world's poorest regions and new
critical tools are required to make sense of this moment. In a
country where playing the U.S. State Department's green card
lottery is a national pastime and the preponderance of cybercafes
and Western Union branches signals a widespread desire to connect
to the rest of the world, "Nostalgia for the Future" makes clear
that the cultural and political terrain that underlies postcolonial
theory has shifted. In order to map out this new terrain, Piot
enters into critical dialogue with a host of important theorists,
including Agamben, Hardt and Negri, Deleuze, and Mbembe. The result
is a deft interweaving of rich observations of Togolese life with
profound insights into the new, globalized world in which that life
takes place.
General
Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2010 |
First published: |
July 2010 |
Authors: |
Charles Piot
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Dimensions: |
155 x 229 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
216 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-66965-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
0-226-66965-3 |
Barcode: |
9780226669656 |
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