Journal article
The post always rings twice? The Algerian War, poststructuralism and the postcolonial in IR theory
Abstract
Abstract
This article makes the case for rethinking the relation between poststructuralism and postcolonialism, by building on the claims advanced by Robert Young, Azzedine Haddour and Pal Ahluwalia that the history of deconstruction coincides with the collapse of the French colonial system in Algeria, and with the violent anti-colonial struggle that ensued. I choose to examine narratives of theorists such as Derrida, Lyotard, …
Authors
SAJED A
Journal
Review of International Studies, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 141–163
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
January 2012
DOI
10.1017/s0260210510001567
ISSN
0260-2105