Aijaz Ahmad (1941–2022)

Author of In Theory: Classes, Nations, Literatures

About the Author

Aijaz Ahmad works as Editorial Consultant with the Indian newsmagazine Frontline and, periodically, as Visiting Professor of Political Science at York University, Toronto.

Includes the names: Aijaz Ahmad, Aijaz Ahmed, edited by Aijaz Ahmad

Works by Aijaz Ahmad

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In Theory: Classes, Nations, Literatures (1992) 159 copies, 1 review

Lineages of the Present: Ideology and Politics in Contemporary South Asia (1996) 29 copies

On Communalism and Globalization ; Offensives of the Far Right (2002) 10 copies

Nothing Human is Alien to Me: Aijaz Ahmad in conversation with Vijay Prashad (2020) 10 copies

Iraq, Afghanistan & The Imperialism of Our Time (2004) 8 copies

World to Win (1999) 3 copies

In Our Time: Empire, Politics, Culture (2007) 2 copies

“Culture, Nationalism, and the Role of Intellectuals” 1 copy

Race and Class: Politics, Literature and Postcoloniality Volume 36 January - March 1995 Number 3 1 copy

"Jameson's Rhetoric of Otherness and 'National Allegory.'" 1 copy

Communist Menifesto Ki Samkalinta 1 copy

Aaj Ke Jamane Mein Marxvad Ka Mahatva 1 copy

Indian Muslims Against British Rule (2014) 1 copy

A reflection on our times : revolution, restoration, and resistance 1 copy

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Ghazals of Ghalib: Versions from the Urdu (1971) — Editor — 53 copies

Poems by Ghalib — Translator — 2 copies

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Birthdate: 1941
Date of death: 2022-03-09
Gender: male
Occupations: literary theorist
marxist political theorist
political commentator
Nationality: India (birth)
Pakistan

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In Theory: Classes, Nations, Literatures: Nations, Classes, Literatures (Radical Thinkers) by Aijaz Ahmad

A defense for Marxism as a more effective political alternative for poststructuralism. Oddly there were times when I couldn't put this book down, and a couple parts made me laugh out loud. I guess I'm a fan of the angry theorists.

Feb 21, 2021