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Debt, law, realism : Nigerian writers imagine the state at independence / Neil ten Kortenaar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kortenaar, Neil ten, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Politics and literature--Nigeria--History--20th century.
- Politics and literature.
- State, The, in literature.
- Sovereignty in literature.
- Realism in literature.
- Debt in literature.
- Nigeria--In literature.
- Nigeria.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal, Québec ; London, England ; Chicago, Illinois : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- Debt, Law, Realism reads African novels as political philosophy, offering important lessons about the foundations of social trust, the principle of succession, and the nature of sovereignty, authority, and law.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Crediting African Literature
- 2. Reciprocity
- 3. Sovereign Debt
- 4. Of Confidence and Markets
- 5. Women and the Cowrie Zone
- 6. The Law's Monopoly on Violence
- 7. The Problem of Succession
- 8. Modern Debt and the Civil Service
- 9. Corruption
- 10. Discipline.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-273) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780228007814
- 022800781X
- 9780228007807
- 0228007801
- OCLC:
- 1232238317
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