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Postmodern Reading of Contemporary East African Fiction

Postmodern Reading of Contemporary East African Fiction

Andrew Nyongesa

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2024
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Literatura: historia y crítica
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9781032577609
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Pertinent modernist tenets such as bureaucracy, the nation state, rationality and dualism are at the heart of racism, and corruption. This study contends that postmodernism offers a comprehensive understanding of modernism to mitigate its effects on society.

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