The Wretched of the Earth – Frantz Fanon: On Violence and Spontaneity
The Wretched of the Earth (French: Les Damnés de la Terre) is a 1961 book by the political philosopher Frantz Fanon, in which the author provides a psychoanalysis of the dehumanizing effects of colonization upon the individual and the nation, and discusses the broader social, cultural, and political implications of establishing a social movement for the decolonization of a person and of a people. The title derives from the opening lyrics of “The Internationale”.
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I remember reading this, as a student, during the 1960s, a period when momentous events like the Cuban Missile crisis, the Vietnam War, Civil Rights in the US, the invasion of Czechoslovakia, les evennements in France (particularly in Paris), the Red Brigades in West Germany, the start of The Troubles in the north of Ireland, the 6 Day War in the Middle East, the assassinations of President Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Senator Robert Kennedy. took place.
It was required reading by would-be revolutionaries! I can see my copy on the bookshelf.