Traveling theory
Subtitle: France and the United States
By: edited by Ieme van der Poel and Sophie Bertho ; associate editor, Ton Hoenselaars.
Contributors: Poel, Ieme van der, 1949-; Bertho, Sophie.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Madison, [N.J.]; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Culture -- Philosophy.; United States -- Civilization -- French influences.; France -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.; United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.; United States -- Relations -- France.; France -- Relations -- United States.
Description: "The notion of traveling theory, which is central to this volume, was first developed by Edward Said. His perceptive remarks on traveling theory, or rather the effects of traveling on theory, inform our approach to the French-American dialogue. The volume assesses the impact of post-1968 French thought on the American world of learning in the 1970s and 1980s, and considers the various ways in which American academics have appropriated, modified, or enhanced the French cultural heritage."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-168) and index.