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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823180403321

Autore

Lee Christopher J.

Titolo

Frantz Fanon : toward a revolutionary humanism / / Christopher J. Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, Ohio : , : Ohio University Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-8214-4535-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Collana

Ohio short histories of Africa

Disciplina

320.01

Soggetti

Humanism

Africa Colonial influence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Illustrations; Preface; A Note on Translations and Editions; Introduction: Unthinking Fanon: Worlds, Legacies, Politics; 1: Martinique; 2: France; 3: Black Skin, White Masks; 4: Algeria; 5: Tunisia; 6: The Wretched of the Earth; Conclusion: Transcending the Colonial Unconscious; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A timely and original short biography reintroducing Fanon for a new generation of readers. Written with clarity and passion, Christopher J. Lee's account argues for the pragmatic idealism of Frantz Fanon and his continued importance today.