Dictators, Dictatorship and the African Novel - Fictions of the State under Neoliberalism (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)

This book examines the representation of dictators and dictatorships in African fiction. It examines how the texts clarify the origins of postcolonial dictatorships and explore the shape of the democratic-egalitarian alternatives. The first chapter explains the 'neoliberal' period after the 1970s as an effective 'recolonization' of Africa by Western states and international financial institutions. Dictatorship is theorised as a form of concentrated economic and political power that facilitates Africa's continued dependency in the context of world capitalism. The deepest aspiration of anti-colonial revolution remains the democratization of these authoritarian states inherited from the colonial period. This book discusses four novels by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Ahmadou Kourouma, Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in order to reveal how their themes and forms dramatize this unfinished struggle between dictatorship and radical democracy.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	New Comparisons in World Literature
Release date:	March 2022
First published:	2021
Authors:	Robert Spencer
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	276
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-066558-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Promotions
LSN:	3-03-066558-5
Barcode:	9783030665586

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