Discourse on Colonialism - Couverture souple

Césaire, Aimé

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1583670254 ISBN 13 : 9781583670255

Editeur : Monthly Review Press,U.S., 2001

Synopsis

"Césaire'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.

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Monthly Review Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1583670254
• ISBN 13: 9781583670255
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 102
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible