Frantz Fanon : philosopher of the barricades /
Hudis, Peter
Frantz Fanon : philosopher of the barricades / Philosopher of the barricades Peter Hudis. - 165 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. - Revolutionary lives . - Revolutionary lives .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Fanon in our time -- 1. The path to political and philosophical commitment -- 2. Self and other: the dialectic of Black skin, white masks -- 3. The engaged psychiatrist: Blida and the psychodynamics of racism -- 4. The engaged philosopher: the FLN and the Algerian revolution -- 5. The strategist of revolution: Africa at the crossroads -- 6. Toward a new humanity: The wretched of the earth.
"Frantz Fanon was a psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary and writer whose hugely influential books--including Black skin, white masks--have informed a wide range of studies, and inspired revolutionary movements from Palestine to Sri Lanka and South Africa. Frantz Fanon: philosopher of the barricades is a critical biography of his extraordinary life and work. Peter Hudis draws on his entire story--from his upbringing in Martinique to his mature efforts to fuse psychoanalysis with philosophy--to show that Fanon's writing speaks directly to today's struggles against racism and alienation." -- Back cover.
9780745336251 (paperback) 0745336256 (paperback)
Fanon, Frantz, 1925-1961.
Fanon, Frantz, 1925-1961 --Political and social views.
Fanon, Frantz, 1925-1961 --Puntos de vistas políticos y sociales
Revolutionaries--Algeria--Biography.
Revolucionarios--Biografías
Philosophers--Algeria--Biography.
Filósofos--Biografías
Intellectuals--Algeria--Biography.
Intelectuales --Biografías
Psychiatrists--Algeria--Biography.
Biography.
CT 2628 / F214H 2015
965
Frantz Fanon : philosopher of the barricades / Philosopher of the barricades Peter Hudis. - 165 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. - Revolutionary lives . - Revolutionary lives .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Fanon in our time -- 1. The path to political and philosophical commitment -- 2. Self and other: the dialectic of Black skin, white masks -- 3. The engaged psychiatrist: Blida and the psychodynamics of racism -- 4. The engaged philosopher: the FLN and the Algerian revolution -- 5. The strategist of revolution: Africa at the crossroads -- 6. Toward a new humanity: The wretched of the earth.
"Frantz Fanon was a psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary and writer whose hugely influential books--including Black skin, white masks--have informed a wide range of studies, and inspired revolutionary movements from Palestine to Sri Lanka and South Africa. Frantz Fanon: philosopher of the barricades is a critical biography of his extraordinary life and work. Peter Hudis draws on his entire story--from his upbringing in Martinique to his mature efforts to fuse psychoanalysis with philosophy--to show that Fanon's writing speaks directly to today's struggles against racism and alienation." -- Back cover.
9780745336251 (paperback) 0745336256 (paperback)
Fanon, Frantz, 1925-1961.
Fanon, Frantz, 1925-1961 --Political and social views.
Fanon, Frantz, 1925-1961 --Puntos de vistas políticos y sociales
Revolutionaries--Algeria--Biography.
Revolucionarios--Biografías
Philosophers--Algeria--Biography.
Filósofos--Biografías
Intellectuals--Algeria--Biography.
Intelectuales --Biografías
Psychiatrists--Algeria--Biography.
Biography.
CT 2628 / F214H 2015
965