"CA(c)saire's essay stands as an important document in the
development of third world consciousness--a process in which [he]
played a prominent role."
"--Library Journal"
This classic work, first published in France in 1955, profoundly
influenced the generation of scholars and activists at the
forefront of liberation struggles in Africa, Latin America, and the
Caribbean. Nearly twenty years later, when published for the first
time in English, Discourse on Colonialism inspired a new generation
engaged in the Civil Rights, Black Power, and anti-war movements
and has sold more than 75,000 copies to date.
AimA(c) CA(c)saire eloquently describes the brutal impact of
capitalism and colonialism on both the colonizer and colonized,
exposing the contradictions and hypocrisy implicit in western
notions of "progress" and "civilization" upon encountering the
"savage," "uncultured," or "primitive." Here, CA(c)saire reaffirms
African values, identity, and culture, and their relevance,
reminding us that "the relationship between consciousness and
reality are extremely complex. . . . It is equally necessary to
decolonize our minds, our inner life, at the same time that we
decolonize society." An interview with CA(c)saire by the poet
RenA(c) Depestre is also included.
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