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Simone Weil on colonialism : an ethic of the other / Simone Weil ; edited and translated by J.P. Little.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weil, Simone, 1909-1943
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indigenous peoples--Colonies--France--History.
- Indigenous peoples.
- Indigenous peoples--Colonies.
- Imperialism--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Imperialism.
- Colonies.
- Race relations.
- France.
- History.
- France--Colonies--Race relations.
- Physical Description:
- x, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2003.
- Summary:
- Twentieth-century French philosopher Simone Weil's complete writings on colonialism are collected and translated into English in this volume.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Colonization 27
- Chapter 2 Letter to the Indochinese 29
- Chapter 3 Morocco, or A Lesson in Theft 31
- Chapter 4 A Little History Concerning Morocco 37
- Chapter 5 Blood Is Flowing in Tunisia 41
- Chapter 6 Who Is Guilty of Anti-French Plots? 45
- Chapter 7 "Those Throbbing Limbs of the Fatherland ..." 51
- Chapter 8 Draft: A Protest 59
- Chapter 9 Reflections on Bouche's Lecture 61
- Chapter 10 Fragment: About the Colonial Regime 63
- Chapter 11 New Facts about the Colonial Problem in the French Empire 65
- Chapter 12 Fragment: After Munich 73
- Chapter 13 Letter to Jean Giraudoux 77
- Chapter 14 Letter to Dermenghem 81
- Chapter 15 About the Problems in the French Empire 89
- Chapter 16 Treatment of Negro War-Prisoners from the French Army 101
- Chapter 17 The Colonial Question and the Destiny of the French People 105
- Chapter 18 Extracts from The Need for Roots 121
- Appendix A Extracts from Viet Nam: The Indochinese Tragedy / Louis Roubaud 127
- Appendix B Extracts from Ebony Land (The Slave Trade) / Albert Londres 167
- Appendix C Extracts from Memories of Colonization / Felicien Challaye 179
- Appendix D "The North African Crisis" / Emile Dermenghem 203.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-225) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742522822
- 0742522830
- OCLC:
- 51251968
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