Being different: The life and work of Albert Memmi
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Michael Lejman
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Unowsky, Daniel
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
The University of Memphis
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
328
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-45684-4
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Body granting the degree
The University of Memphis
Text preceding or following the note
2014
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This dissertation is a study of the life and work of Albert Memmi, author of over twenty novels, essays, and other book length manuscripts as well as a consistent public commentator on subjects related to colonialism, Jewish identity, the sociology of race and oppression, and the postcolonial world. His work includes the widely acclaimed novel The Pillar of Salt as well as The Colonizer and the Colonized - a canonical text in the history of colonial society and power relations. A Tunisian Jew who immigrated to France following his home country's independence in 1957, both Memmi's work and his complex personal identity illustrate difficult questions and divisive issues stemming from decolonization as well as contemporary questions of identity and belonging in Europe, the Middle East, and former European colonies.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
African literature; African history; European history; Judaic studies; French language; Questions; Cultural differences; Cultural identity; Novels; Self concept; Sociology; Historical text analysis; Colonialism; Beliefs; Manuscripts
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Language, literature and linguistics;Social sciences;Cultural identity;French literature;Jewish identity;Memmi, albert;North african history;Postcolonial