Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction. Genres of Cold War Theory: Postcolonial Studies and African Literary Criticism 1
5. Part I. African Literary History and the Cold War
6. 1. Pens and Guns: Literary Autonomy, Artistic Commitment, and Secret Sponsorships 31
7. 2. Aesthetic World-Systems: Mythologies of Modernism and Realism 65
8. Part II. Reading through a Cold War Lens
9. 3 Creating Futures, Producing Theory: Strike, Revolution, and the Morning After 107
10. 4 The Hot Cold War: Rethinking the Global Conflict through Southern Africa 145
11. Conclusion From Postcolonial to World Literature Studies: The Continued Relevance of the Cold War 185
12. Notes 193
13. Bibliography 229
14. Index 249