Derrida, Africa, and the Middle East

CHRISTOPHER WISE is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Western Washington University, USA.

• Saying Yes to Africa Deconstruction of the Veil Arab-Jew Deconstruction and Zionism The Figure of Jerusalem Conjuration The Secular Trace The Double Gesture Realism without Realism The Wordless "Yes" Deconstruction and the African Trace

"This text truly opens up the field of African studies ... Wise uses brilliant examples to support his claim that deconstruction is ready and willing to be incorporated by Afro-Middle Eastern scholars who are searching for a responsible manner to approach politically and emotionally charged questions ... It is the first of its kind, truly a must-read for anyone wishing to comprehend fully the applicability of Derridian deconstruction on a global scale." - Node Smith, Africa Today "Apart from its careful dissection of Derrida s work in all its scope, Derrida, Africa, and the Middle East represents a major contribution to the on-going debate of the relations between peoples." - F. Abiola Irele, Visiting Professor of African and African American Studies and of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University