Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 143 mm x 221 mm, Gewicht: 326 g
Colonialism, Terrorism, Justice
Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 143 mm x 221 mm, Gewicht: 326 g
ISBN: 978-0-231-14087-4
Verlag: Columbia University Press
During France's "dirty war" in Algeria, Camus called for an end to the violence perpetrated against civilians by both France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) and supported the creation of a postcolonial, multicultural, and democratic Algeria. His position was rejected by most of his contemporaries on the Left and has, ironically, earned him the title of colonialist sympathizer as well as the scorn of important postcolonial critics.
Carroll rescues Camus' work from such criticism by emphasizing the Algerian dimensions of his literary and philosophical texts and by highlighting in his novels and short stories his understanding of both the injustice of colonialism and the tragic nature of Algeria's struggle for independence. By refusing to accept that the sacrifice of innocent human lives can ever be justified, even in the pursuit of noble political goals, and by rejecting simple, ideological binaries (West vs. East, Christian vs. Muslim, "us" vs. "them," good vs. evil), Camus' work offers an alternative to the stark choices that characterized his troubled times and continue to define our own.
"What they didn't like, was the Algerian, in him," Camus wrote of his fictional double in The First Man. Not only should "the Algerian" in Camus be "liked," Carroll argues, but the Algerian dimensions of his literary and political texts constitute a crucial part of their continuing interest. Carroll's reading also shows why Camus' critical perspective has much to contribute to contemporary debates stemming from the global "war on terror."
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- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Afrikanische Literaturen
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literatur des Nahen Ostens & Nordafrikas
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Romanische Literaturen Französische Literatur
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Existenzphilosophie, Lebensphilosophie
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Preface. A Voice from the PastAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. "The Algerian" in Camus1. The Place of the Other2. Colonial Borders3. Exile4. Justice or Death?5. Terror6. Anguish7. Last WordsConclusion. Terrorism and Torture: From Algeria to IraqNotesIndex