Frantz Fanon / by Peter Hudis

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hudis, Peter, author.

Series:

African Diaspora, 1860-Present (Text)

Revolutionary Lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Identities and Experiences.

History.

Politics.

Philosophy.

Local Subjects:

Identities and Experiences.

History.

Politics.

Philosophy.

Genre:

Book

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 pages)

Other Title:

Frantz Fanon: Philosopher of the Barricades

Place of Publication:

London, England : Pluto Books, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

Summary:

Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) was a Caribbean and African psychiatrist, philosopher and revolutionary whose works, including Black Skin, White Masks and The Wretched of the Earth are hugely influential in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory, and post-Marxism. His legacy remains with us today, having inspired movements in Palestine, Sri Lanka, the US and South Africa. This is a critical biography of his extraordinary life. Peter Hudis draws on the expanse of his life and work - from his upbringing in Martinique and early intellectual influences to his mature efforts to fuse psychoanalysis and philosophy and contributions to the anti-colonial struggle in Algeria - to counter the monolithic assumption that Fanon's contribution to modern thought is defined by the advocacy of violence. He was a political activist who brought his interests in psychology and philosophy directly to bear on such issues as mutual recognition, democratic participation and political sovereignty. Hudis shows that, as a result, Fanon emerges as neither armchair intellectual nor intransigent militant.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed August 26, 2024).

ISBN:

9781783716852

1783716851

9780745336305

0745336302

9780745336251

0745336256