Routledge Guidebook to Fanon''s the Wretched of the Earth

The Routledge Guidebook to Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth offers an accessible, step-by step guide to Fanon's original text, providing a clear and engaging account account of the theoretical and historical background that lead to its writing. It unites all elements of the work to produce a precise explanation of this important book, which presents the historicak impact of its publication, traces its ongoing influence and explains the interest it continues to elicit today.

About the author

Jean Khalfa is Fellow and Senior Lecturer in French Studies and Director of Studies in Modern and Medieval Languages at Trinity College, Cambridge. He specialises in history of philosophy, modern literature (in particular contemporary poetry and writing in French from North Africa and the Caribbean), aesthetics and anthropology. He is currently working on a book on the collected writings of Frantz Fanon.

Summary

The Routledge Guidebook to Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth offers an accessible, step-by step guide to Fanon’s original text, providing a clear and engaging account account of the theoretical and historical background that lead to its writing. It unites all elements of the work to produce a precise explanation of this important book, which presents the historicak impact of its publication, traces its ongoing influence and explains the interest it continues to elicit today.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Khalfa, Jean (Trinity College Cambridge Khalfa, Khalfa Jean
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2022, delayed
• EAN: 9780415731850
• ISBN: 978-0-415-73185-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: The Routledge Guides to the Great Books; The Routledge Guides to the Great Books
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Ethnic Studies, Popular Culture, PHILOSOPHY / General, Social Theory, Philosophy, Social & cultural history, Colonialism & imperialism, Politics & government, Social and cultural history, Politics and government, Colonialism and imperialism, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence, Literary studies: postcolonial literature