Frantz Fanon was a French psychiatrist turned Algerian
revolutionary of Martinican origin, and one of the most important
and controversial thinkers of the postwar period. A veritable
"intellect on fire," Fanon was a radical thinker with original
theories on race, revolution, violence, identity and agency.
This book is an excellent introduction to the ideas and legacy
of Fanon. Gibson explores him as a truly complex character in the
context of his time and beyond. He argues that for Fanon, theory
has a practical task to help change the world. Thus Fanon's "untidy
dialectic," Gibson contends, is a philosophy of liberation that
includes cultural and historical issues and visions of a future
society. In a profoundly political sense, Gibson asks us to
reevaluate Fanon's contribution as a critic of modernity and
reassess in a new light notions of consciousness, humanism, and
social change.
This is a fascinating study that will interest undergraduates
and above in postcolonial studies, literary theory, cultural
studies, sociology, politics, and social and political theory, as
well as general readers.
General
| Imprint: |
Polity Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Key Contemporary Thinkers |
| Release date: |
April 2003 |
| First published: |
2003 |
| Authors: |
Nigel C. Gibson
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
252 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7456-2261-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-7456-2261-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780745622613 |
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