When Frantz Fanon's critiques of racism, sexism, colonialism, capitalism, and humanism are brought into the ever-widening orbit of Africana critical theory something unprecedented in the annals of Africana intellectual history happens: five distinct forms of Fanonism emerge. Forms of Fanonism: Frant
Decolonizing Madness: The Psychiatric Writings of Frantz Fanon
โ Scribed by Nigel Gibson
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 121
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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