{"product_id":"the-albert-memmi-reader-albert-memmi-9781496203236","title":"The Albert Memmi Reader","description":"Born in 1920 on the edge of Tunis's Jewish quarter, the French-Jewish-Tunisian sociologist, philosopher, and novelist Albert Memmi has been a central figure in colonial and postcolonial studies. Often associated with the anticolonial struggles of the 1950s and 1960s, Memmi's career has spanned fifty years, more than twenty book-length publications, and hundreds of articles that are distilled in this collection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Albert Memmi Reader\u003c\/i\u003e presents Memmi's insights on the legacies of the colonial era, critical theories of race, and his distinctive story. Memmi's novels and essays feature not only decolonial struggles but also commentary on race, the psychology of dependence, and what it means to be Jewish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This reader includes selections from his classic works, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Pillar of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Colonizer and the Colonized\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as previously untranslated pieces that punctuate Memmi's literary life and career, and illuminate the full arc of the life of one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century. Selections from his later works speak directly to contemporary issues in European, African, and Middle Eastern studies, such as racism, immigration and European identity, and the struggles of postcolonial states, including Israel\/Palestine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert Memmi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496203232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496203236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.20h x 9.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Albert Memmi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983374418175,"sku":"9781496203236","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c819ff63-e1f4-4493-9db6-d62078937b45.jpg?v=1683266263","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-albert-memmi-reader-albert-memmi-9781496203236","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}