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"It has become customary that scholarly works devoted to the study of Camus's philosophical thought begin with an apology. It is as if any treatment of this philosophy was still haunted by the necessity to protect the writer from overly critical opinions, stemming from the conviction that Camus was un philosophe pour classes terminales".
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"Singapore Malays subscribe to mostly traditional rather than modern interpretations of Islam. Singapore state officials, however, wish to curb the challenges such interpretations bring to the country's political, social, educational and economic domains. Thus, these officials launched a programme to socially engineer modern Muslim identities amongst Singapore Malays in 2003, which is ongoing. Negotiating Malay Identities in Singapore documents a variety of ethnographic encounters that point to the power struggles surrounding two basic and very different ways of living. While the Singapore state has gained some successes for its project, it has also faced significant and multiple setbacks. Amongst them, state officials have had to contend with traditional Islamic authority that Malay elders carry and who cannot be ignored because these elders are time-entrenched figures of repute in their community. One of the book's significant contributions is that it documents how Singapore, an avowedly secular state, has now turned to Islam as a tool for governance. Just as significant are the insights the study provides on another aspect of Singapore state governance, one usually described as 'authoritarian'. The book demonstrates that even authoritarian states can face serious obstacles in the face of religion's influence over its followers. Moreover, the academic literature on Singapore Malays is sparse and this work not only fills gaps in the existing literature but provides new and original research data"--
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Camus, Albert --- Authors, French --- Ecrivains français --- Biography --- Biographies --- Camus, Albert, --- 929 CAMUS, ALBERT --- Ecrivains français --- Biography.
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840 "19" CAMUS, ALBERT --- C3 --- Franse literatuur--20e eeuw. Periode 1900-1999--CAMUS, ALBERT --- Kunst en cultuur --- 840 "19" CAMUS, ALBERT Franse literatuur--20e eeuw. Periode 1900-1999--CAMUS, ALBERT --- 755 --- Monografieën auteurs --- Theorie van proza en poëzie - Monografieën auteurs
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This handy guide places Albert Camus' The Stranger, one of the seminal texts of existentialism and twentieth-century literature in general, in the context of French and French-Algerian history and culture. In it, Patrick McCarthy examines the way the work undermines traditional concepts of fiction. In addition, he explores the parallels and the contrasts between Albert Camus's work and that of Jean-Paul Sartre. Overall, this account provides students with a useful companion to The Stranger. This second edition boasts a revised guide to further reading and a new chapter on Camus and the Algerian War.
French literature. --- Camus, Albert, --- Arts and Humanities --- Literature
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French literature --- Greek influences. --- Camus, Albert, --- Knowledge --- Literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 --- Totalitarismo. --- Derecho y literatura. --- World War, 1939-1945. --- Camus, Albert, --- Camus, Albert, --- Camus, Albert, --- Camus, Albert, --- Pensamento político y social. --- Crítica e interpretación.
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#GGSB: Filosofie --- #GGSB: Filosofie (20e eeuw) --- #GGSB: Atheisme --- #GGSB: Literatuur (letterkunde) --- Camus, Albert. --- Camus, Albert, --- Kamju, Al'ber --- Atheisme --- Filosofie --- Filosofie (20e eeuw) --- Literatuur (letterkunde)
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