Frantz Fanon : combat breathing / Nigel C. Gibson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibson, Nigel C.

Series:

Black lives series

Black Lives series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fanon, Frantz, 1925-1961.

Fanon, Frantz.

Philosophers--Algeria--Biography.

Philosophers.

Psychiatrists--Algeria--Biography.

Psychiatrists.

Revolutionaries--Algeria--Biography.

Revolutionaries.

Physical Description:

xx, 340 pages : 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK : Hoboken, NJ : Polity Press ; 2024.

Summary:

Revolutionary humanist and radical psychiatrist Frantz Fanon was one of the greatest Black thinkers of the twentieth century. Born in Martinique and known for his involvement in the Algerian liberation movement, his seminal books Black Skin, White Masks and The Wretched of the Earth are widely considered to be cornerstones of anti-colonial and anti-racist thought.In this essential introduction to Fanon's remarkable life and philosophy, Nigel C. Gibson argues that Fanon's oeuvre is essential to thinking about race today. Connecting Fanon's writing, psychiatric practice, and lived experience in the Caribbean, France, and Africa, Gibson reveals (with startling clarity) his philosophical commitments and the vision of revolution that he stood for. Despite his untimely death, the revolutionary pulse of Fanon's ideas has continued to beat ever more strongly in the consciousness of successive revolutionary generations, from the Black Panthers and the Black Power to Black Lives Matter. As Fanon's thought comes alive to new activists thinking about their mission to "humanize the world," Gibson reminds us that that Fanon's revolutionary humanism is fundamental to all forms of anti-colonial struggle, including our own. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1. Martinique, France and Metaphysical Experiences

Chapter 2. Fanon in France

Chapter 3. Black Skin, White Masks

Chapter 4. Fanon in Algeria

Chapter 5. The Algerian Revolution and Beyond: Fanon in Tunis

Chapter 6. Writing from Inside the Algerian Revolution

Chapter 7. Fanon, a Revolutionary Pan-Africanist Ambassador and his Last Days

Chapter 8. Les Damnés de la terre: The Handbook of Revolution

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1509548750

9781509548750

1509548769

9781509548767

OCLC:

1406083885