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Omens of Adversity: Tragedy, Time, Memory, Justice

By David Scott

Book information

Publisher
Duke University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9780822377023
DOI
10.1515/9780822377023
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1020 kB (1044355 bytes)
Pages
232\223
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 11:49:52

Description

Omens of Adversity is a profound critique of postcolonial temporality. David Scott argues that the palpable sense of the present as time stalled, without hope for emancipatory futures, has had far-reaching effects on how we think about justice and the nature of political action.

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