Frantz Fanon Av Leo (institute Of Commonwealth Studies University Of London) Zeilig

Frantz Fanon was one of the twentieth-century''s most influential theorists and activists, whose work fighting against colonialism and imperialism has been an inspiration to today''s decolonization and anti-racism movements. As the author of essential texts such as <i>The Wretched of the Earth</i> and <i>Black Skin, White Masks, </i>his impact on today''s activists - from Rhodes Must Fall to Black Lives Matter - is indelible. Leo Zeilig here details the fascinating life of Fanon - from his upbringing in Martinique to his wartime experiences and work in Europe and North Africa - and frames his ideas and activism within the greater context of his career as a practising psychiatrist and his politically tumultuous surroundings. The book covers the period of the Algerian War of Independence, national liberation and what Fanon described as ''the curse of independence''. Highlighting Fanon''s role as the most influential theorist of anti-colonialism and racial liberation, this book is an esse

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