An Analysis of Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth

Frantz Fanon's 1961 masterpiece is both a powerful analysis of the psychological effects of colonization and a rallying cry for violent uprising and independence.

List of contents

Ways in to the Text Who was Frantz Fanon? What does The Wretched of the Earth Say? Why does The Wretched of the Earth Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited

About the author

Riley Quinn holds master’s degrees in Politics and International Relations from both LSE and the University of Oxford.

Summary

Frantz Fanon’s 1961 masterpiece is both a powerful analysis of the psychological effects of colonization and a rallying cry for violent uprising and independence.

Product details

• Authors: Riley Quinn
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781912128532
• ISBN: 978-1-912128-53-2
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 113 g
• Illustrations: Farb., s/w. Abb.
• Series: The Macat Library; The Macat Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works