{"product_id":"writing-the-black-decade-joseph-ford-9781498581882","title":"Writing the Black Decade: Conflict and Criticism in Francophone Algerian Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eWriting the Black Decade: Conflict and Criticism in Francophone Algerian Literature examines how literature--and the way we read, classify, and critique literature--impacts our understanding of the world at a time of conflict. Using the bitterly-contested Algerian Civil War as a case study, Joseph Ford argues that, while literature is frequently understood as an illuminating and emancipatory tool, it can, in fact, restrain our understanding of the world during a time of crisis and further entrench the polarized discourses that lead to conflict in the first place. Ford demonstrates how Francophone Algerian literature, along with the cultural and academic criticism that has surrounded it, has mobilized visions of Algeria over the past thirty years that often belie the complex and multi-layered realities of power, resistance, and conflict in the region. Scholars of literature, history, Francophone studies, and international relations will find this book particularly useful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Ford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1498581889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781498581882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Joseph Ford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078161035519,"sku":"9781498581882","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e4ca3ef-a716-456e-beae-903ac0080551.jpg?v=1685473885","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writing-the-black-decade-joseph-ford-9781498581882","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}