Debt, law, realism :: Nigerian writers imagine the state at independence /
"In the decade before and after independence, Nigerians not only adopted the novel but reinvented the genre. Nigerian novels imagined the new state, with its ideals of the rule of law, state sovereignty, and a centralized administration. Debt, Law, Realism argues that Nigerian novels were not w...
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Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago :
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[2021]
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| Zusammenfassung: | "In the decade before and after independence, Nigerians not only adopted the novel but reinvented the genre. Nigerian novels imagined the new state, with its ideals of the rule of law, state sovereignty, and a centralized administration. Debt, Law, Realism argues that Nigerian novels were not written for a Western audience, as often stated, but to teach fellow citizens how to envision the state. The first Nigerian novels were overwhelmingly realist because realism was a way to convey the understanding shared by all subject to the rule of law. Debt was an important theme used to illustrate the social trust needed to live with strangers. But the novelists felt an ambivalence towards the state, which had been imposed by colonial military might. Even as they embraced the ideal of the rule of law, they kept alive a memory of other ways of governing themselves. Many of the first novelists - including Chinua Achebe - were Igbos, a people who had been historically stateless, and for whom justice had been a matter of interpersonal relations, consensus, and reciprocity, rather than a citizen's subordination to a higher authority. 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."-- |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (x, 282 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780228007807 0228007801 |
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| spelling | Kortenaar, Neil ten, author. Debt, law, realism : Nigerian writers imagine the state at independence / Neil ten Kortenaar. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2021] 1 online resource (x, 282 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Crediting African literature -- Reciprocity -- Sovereign debt -- Of confidence and markets -- Women and the cowrie zone -- The law's monopoly on violence -- The problem of succession -- Modern debt and the civil service -- Corruption -- Discipline "In the decade before and after independence, Nigerians not only adopted the novel but reinvented the genre. Nigerian novels imagined the new state, with its ideals of the rule of law, state sovereignty, and a centralized administration. Debt, Law, Realism argues that Nigerian novels were not written for a Western audience, as often stated, but to teach fellow citizens how to envision the state. The first Nigerian novels were overwhelmingly realist because realism was a way to convey the understanding shared by all subject to the rule of law. Debt was an important theme used to illustrate the social trust needed to live with strangers. But the novelists felt an ambivalence towards the state, which had been imposed by colonial military might. Even as they embraced the ideal of the rule of law, they kept alive a memory of other ways of governing themselves. Many of the first novelists - including Chinua Achebe - were Igbos, a people who had been historically stateless, and for whom justice had been a matter of interpersonal relations, consensus, and reciprocity, rather than a citizen's subordination to a higher authority. 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."-- Provided by publisher. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 17, 2021). Nigerian fiction (English) History and criticism. Realism in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85111770 Nigeria In literature. State, The, in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94008748 Sovereignty in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94009085 Debt in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94004535 Politics and literature Nigeria History 20th century. Roman nigérian (anglais) Histoire et critique. Réalisme dans la littérature. État dans la littérature. Souveraineté dans la littérature. Dettes dans la littérature. Politique et littérature Nigeria Histoire 20e siècle. LITERARY CRITICISM / African bisacsh Debt in literature fast Literature fast Nigerian fiction (English) fast Politics and literature fast Realism in literature fast Sovereignty in literature fast State, The, in literature fast Nigeria fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcWvf9xXVHQKFTDpVGCQq 1900-1999 fast Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast History fast has work: Debt, law, realism (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFxkpddFBjQ68pxfcpV9jC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Kortenaar, Neil ten. Debt, law, realism. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2021 0228006287 9780228006282 (OCoLC)1202760387 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2907660 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Kortenaar, Neil ten Debt, law, realism : Nigerian writers imagine the state at independence / Crediting African literature -- Reciprocity -- Sovereign debt -- Of confidence and markets -- Women and the cowrie zone -- The law's monopoly on violence -- The problem of succession -- Modern debt and the civil service -- Corruption -- Discipline Nigerian fiction (English) History and criticism. Realism in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85111770 State, The, in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94008748 Sovereignty in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94009085 Debt in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94004535 Politics and literature Nigeria History 20th century. Roman nigérian (anglais) Histoire et critique. Réalisme dans la littérature. État dans la littérature. Souveraineté dans la littérature. Dettes dans la littérature. Politique et littérature Nigeria Histoire 20e siècle. LITERARY CRITICISM / African bisacsh Debt in literature fast Literature fast Nigerian fiction (English) fast Politics and literature fast Realism in literature fast Sovereignty in literature fast State, The, in literature fast |
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| title | Debt, law, realism : Nigerian writers imagine the state at independence / |
| title_auth | Debt, law, realism : Nigerian writers imagine the state at independence / |
| title_exact_search | Debt, law, realism : Nigerian writers imagine the state at independence / |
| title_full | Debt, law, realism : Nigerian writers imagine the state at independence / Neil ten Kortenaar. |
| title_fullStr | Debt, law, realism : Nigerian writers imagine the state at independence / Neil ten Kortenaar. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Debt, law, realism : Nigerian writers imagine the state at independence / Neil ten Kortenaar. |
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| title_sub | Nigerian writers imagine the state at independence / |
| topic | Nigerian fiction (English) History and criticism. Realism in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85111770 State, The, in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94008748 Sovereignty in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94009085 Debt in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94004535 Politics and literature Nigeria History 20th century. Roman nigérian (anglais) Histoire et critique. Réalisme dans la littérature. État dans la littérature. Souveraineté dans la littérature. Dettes dans la littérature. Politique et littérature Nigeria Histoire 20e siècle. LITERARY CRITICISM / African bisacsh Debt in literature fast Literature fast Nigerian fiction (English) fast Politics and literature fast Realism in literature fast Sovereignty in literature fast State, The, in literature fast |
| topic_facet | Nigerian fiction (English) History and criticism. Realism in literature. Nigeria In literature. State, The, in literature. Sovereignty in literature. Debt in literature. Politics and literature Nigeria History 20th century. Roman nigérian (anglais) Histoire et critique. Réalisme dans la littérature. État dans la littérature. Souveraineté dans la littérature. Dettes dans la littérature. Politique et littérature Nigeria Histoire 20e siècle. LITERARY CRITICISM / African Debt in literature Literature Nigerian fiction (English) Politics and literature Realism in literature Sovereignty in literature State, The, in literature Nigeria Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History |
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