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A Singular Voice

Collected Writings of Michael Sprinker

By: Aijaz Ahmad Michael Sprinker

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A Singular Voice

Collected Writings of Michael Sprinker

By: Aijaz Ahmad Michael Sprinker

Michael Sprinker's was a singular voice within the chorus of those speaking for Marxist theory and socialist activism: intellectually disciplined, acerbically humorous and, above all, intransigently revolutionary. This volume gathers together some of Sprinker's best work: his recent writings, such as "The Grand Hotel Abyss", on Marxist revolutionary aesthetics; the essays like "You've Got a Lot of Nerve" which raise urgent questions about what activist responsibilities should be shouldered by those claiming to be politically radical intellectuals; his sensitive and diligent readings of exemplary Third- and First-World texts, such as those on Said, Ahmad and Jameson; and finally a section which depicts the course of his own intellectual-political journey. The book closes with a brief collection of his correspondence, witness to the righteous savagery, insight and extraordinary generosity displayed so often in the letters which were central to his friendships and his life. With a preface by Aijaz Ahmad and an afterward by Fred Pfeil, A Singular Voice is a memorial to a luminous figure on the US Left who leaves an inspiring example to all those who come remain.

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In Theory

Classes, Nations, Literatures

By: Aijaz Ahmad

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In Theory

Classes, Nations, Literatures

By: Aijaz Ahmad

After the Second World War, nationalism emerged as the principle expression of resistance to Western imperialism in a variety of regions from the Indian subcontinent to Africa, to parts of Latin America and the Pacific Rim. With the Bandung Conference and the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement, many of Europe's former colonies banded together to form a common bloc, aligned with neither the advanced capitalist "First World" nor with the socialist "Second World." In this historical context, the category of "Third World literature" emerged, a category that has itself spawned a whole industry of scholarly and critical studies, particularly in the metropolitan West, but increasingly in the homelands of the Third World itself. Setting himself against the growing tendency to homogenize "Third World" literature and cultures, Aijaz Ahmad has produced a spirited critique of the major theoretical statements on "colonial discourse" and "post-colonialism," dismantling many of the commonplaces and conceits that dominate contemporary cultural criticism. With lengthy considerations of, among others, Fredric Jameson, Edward Said, and the Subaltern Studies group, In Theory also contains brilliant analyses of the concept of Indian literature, of the genealogy of the term "Third World," and of the conditions under which so-called "colonial discourse theory" emerged in metropolitan intellectual circles. Erudite and lucid, Ahmad's remapping of the terrain of cultural theory is certain to provoke passionate response.

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1789603633

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Lineages of the Present

Ideology and Politics in Contemporary South Asia

By: Aijaz Ahmad

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Ideology and Politics in Contemporary South Asia

By: Aijaz Ahmad

Untangles many of the intertwined threads in this poorly understood region with nuclear capabilities.

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