Nationality Between Poststructuralism and Postcolonial Theory A New
Nationality Between Poststructuralism and Postcolonial Theory: A New Cosmopolitanism examines and interrogates recent work on nationality in literal, critical and cultural theory. Focusing on the work of Derrida, Deleuze and Guattari, Kristeva, Spivak, an
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Philip Leonard
Nationality Between Poststructuralism and Postcolonial Theory
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Nationality Between Poststructuralism and Postcolonial Theory A New Cosmopolitanism Philip Leonard
© Philip Leonard 2005 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2005 978-1-4039-1912-0 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2005 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-51445-8
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DOI 10.1057/9780230503854 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Leonard, Philip, 1967– Nationality between poststructuralism and postcolonial theory : a new cosmopolitanism / Philip Leonard p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Cosmopolitan locations – Before, across and beyond : Derrida, without national community – New concepts for unknown lands : Deleuze & Guattari’s non-nationalitarianisms – Atopic and utopic : Kristeva’s strange cosmopolitanism – In the shadow of shadows : Spivak, misreading, the native informant – To move through, and beyond, theory : Bhabha, hybridity, and agency. 1. Criticism–History–20th century. 2. Nationalism in literature. I. Title. PN94.L46 2005 801.950904–dc22 10 14
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Contents
Acknowledgements
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Chapter 1
Cosmopolitan Locations
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Chapter 2
‘Before, Across, and Beyond’: Derrida, Without National Community
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‘New Concepts for Unknown Lands’: Deleuze & Guattari’s Non-Nationalitarianisms
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‘Atopic and Utopic’: Kristeva’s Strange Cosmopolitanism
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Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
‘In the Shadow of Shadows’: Spivak, Misreading, the Native Informant
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‘To Move Through – and Beyond – Theory’: Bhabha, Hybridity, and
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