Discourse on Colonialism Contributor(s): Césaire, Aimé (Author) |
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ISBN: 1583670254 ISBN-13: 9781583670255 Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2001 Annotation: "Csaire's essay stands as an important document in the development of third world consciousness--a process in which [he] played a prominent role." "--Library Journal" This classic work, first published in France in 1955, profoundly influenced the generation of scholars and activists at the forefront of liberation struggles in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Nearly twenty years later, when published for the first time in English, Discourse on Colonialism inspired a new generation engaged in the Civil Rights, Black Power, and anti-war movements and has sold more than 75,000 copies to date. Aim Csaire eloquently describes the brutal impact of capitalism and colonialism on both the colonizer and colonized, exposing the contradictions and hypocrisy implicit in western notions of "progress" and "civilization" upon encountering the "savage," "uncultured," or "primitive." Here, Csaire reaffirms African values, identity, and culture, and their relevance, reminding us that "the relationship between consciousness and reality are extremely complex. . . . It is equally necessary to decolonize our minds, our inner life, at the same time that we decolonize society." An interview with Csaire by the poet Ren Depestre is also included. |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science - History | World - General - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
Dewey: 325.3 |
LCCN: 00020238 |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.4" W x 7.7" L (0.25 lbs) 102 pages |
Features: Price on Product |
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2001 pg. 133 |
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Publisher Description: Césaire's essay stands as an important document in the development of This classic work, first published in France in 1955, profoundly influenced the generation of scholars and activists at the forefront of liberation struggles in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Nearly twenty years later, when published for the first time in English, Discourse on Colonialism inspired a new generation engaged in the Civil Rights, Black Power, and anti-war movements and has sold more than 75,000 copies to date. Aimé Césaire eloquently describes the brutal impact of capitalism and colonialism on both the colonizer and colonized, exposing the contradictions and hypocrisy implicit in western notions of progress and civilization upon encountering the savage, uncultured, or primitive. Here, Césaire reaffirms African values, identity, and culture, and their relevance, reminding us that the relationship between consciousness and reality are extremely complex. . . . It is equally necessary to decolonize our minds, our inner life, at the same time that we decolonize society. An interview with Césaire by the poet René Depestre is also included. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cesaire, Aime: - A celebrated poet, novelist, and philosopher, AIMÉ CÉSAIRE is the author of several books, volumes of poetry and numerous plays, including Return to My Native Land, A Season in the Congo and an African version of Shakespeare's The Tempest. |
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