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Sharon Sliwinski - Mandela´s Dark Years: A Political Theory of Dreaming - 9780816699902 - V9780816699902
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Mandela´s Dark Years: A Political Theory of Dreaming

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Description for Mandela´s Dark Years: A Political Theory of Dreaming Paperback. Num Pages: 58 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 177 x 6. .

Inspired by one of Nelson Mandela’s recurring nightmares, Mandela’s Dark Years offers a political reading of dream-life. Sharon Sliwinski guides the reader through the psychology of apartheid, recasting dreaming as a vital form of resistance to political violence, away from a rational binary of thinking.

This short, provocative study blends political theory with clinical psychoanalysis, opening up a new space to consider the politics of reverie.  

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
58
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816699902
SKU
V9780816699902
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Sharon Sliwinski
Sharon Sliwinski is associate professor in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies and a core member of the Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. She is author of Human Rights In Camera. 

Reviews for Mandela´s Dark Years: A Political Theory of Dreaming
"A valuable addition to the literature on dream-life and Mandela’s life."—African Studies Quarterly

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