This study argues that deconstruction may be more closely akin to ancient Egypto-African ways of thinking about language and offers a new framework for considering Derrida. Derrida analysis is a popular subject and Wise covers him in new ways. Wise's criticisms of Derrida and his arguments made in connection to Derrida's stance on Zionism will add to the larger debate.

Table of Contents

Saying Yes to Africa Deconstruction of the Veil Arab-Jew Deconstruction and Zionism The Figure of Jerusalem Conjuration The Secular Trace The Double Gesture Realism without Realism The Wordless "Yes" Deconstruction and the African Trace

About the Author

CHRISTOPHER WISE is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Western Washington University, USA.

Reviews

'Wise's "careful dissection of Derrida's work in all its scope" turns his book into "a major contribution to the on-going debate of the relations between peoples". In Derrida, Africa and the Middle East, Professor Christopher Wise has succeeded in making deconstruction "far more inclusive than the articulation of it one finds in Derrida's writing". Jacques Derrida's work may now begin to resonate more clearly in Africa and African studies in particular.' - The Sunday Nation