Toward the African Revolution

written work
Author	Frantz Fanon
Publication date	1964
Country of origin	France
Language of work or name	French

Toward the African Revolution (French: Pour la Revolution Africaine) be a collection of essays wey na Frantz Fanon wrep, wich na dem publish insyd 1964,^[1] after Fanon ein death. Na dem wrep de essays insyd de book from 1952 to 1961, between de publication of ein two most famous works, Black Skin, White Masks den The Wretched of the Earth. Na Fanon dey expand on de themes of colonization, racism, decolonization, African unity, den de Algerian Revolution insyd de essays, chaw of wich cam from ein time wey he dey wrep give El Moudjahid, de official newspaper of de FLN.

Summary

Na dem split de essays insyd Toward the African Revolution into five sections, dem roughly group by topic den manner of original publication. Dem help to trace de evolution of Fanon ein thought over time, from ein years wey he dey work as a psychiatrist thru de period wen na he actively work give de FLN den ein exile from Algeria insyd Tunisia. Chaw of de writing dey involve ein political theory of opposition to colonialism as a dehumanizing force wey dem no fi reform, as well as de ways insyd wich na he think Africans ought to resist colonialism.

De Problem of de Colonized

De first section of de book (French: Le colonisé en question) dey deal plus de views wey outsiders hold of North Africans. Na Fanon ostensibly wrep two oda essays per on dis topic, buh one of dem, "West Indians den Africans," na ebe actually written by Pierre Chaulet.^[2] Na Fanon no want make he wrep de article, buh na e be incorrectly attributed to am after na dem publish am anonymously insyd El Moudjahid.

Insyd ein essay "The North African Syndrome," na Fanon challenge de prejudices of French doctors against Algerians den oda North Africans, wey na ein complaints of illness anaa pain often be dismissed as whining anaa laziness.^[2] Na chaw European psychiatrists conclude dat na Africans be destined to be less intelligent den less emotionally stable dan Europeans, wey na dis approach taint dema professional practice.^[3] Na dem wrep am while na Fanon still dey study make he cam be a psychiatrist, he dey construct de imagined, stereotypical Arab insyd de minds of de French doctors, wey na dem go consider demaselves more civilized:^[4] "Who dem be, those creatures wey dey starve for humanity wey stand buttress against de frontiers (though I know dem from experience to be terribly distinct) of complete recognition?"^[5] Ba dis be one of Fanon ein early works, wey e dey represent sam of ein original thinking on de institutional den societal nature of colonialism wey na e be most dangerous to Africans, as well as a blend of de political thought den psychological expertise wey na he go blend thru out ein life.^[4]^[6]

References

↑ C., Onwuanibe, Richard (1983). A critique of revolutionary humanism : Frantz Fanon. St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A.: W.H. Green. ISBN 978-0875272962. OCLC 10430937.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Alice., Cherki (2006). Frantz Fanon : a portrait. Benabid, Nadia. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801440380. OCLC 62282087.
↑ Bulhan, Hussein Abdillahi (1985). Frantz Fanon and the psychology of oppression. New York: Plenum Press. ISBN 978-0306419508. OCLC 12421581.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Allen, Mazi (Summer 2007). "A Statement of Conscience: Frantz Fanon's Le Syndrôme Nord-Africain". Human Architecture. 5: 83–88. ProQuest 210148480.
↑ Fanon, Frantz (1967). Toward the African revolution : political essays. Chevalier, Haakon, 1902-1985, Maspero, François, 1932- (New Evergreen ed.). New York: Grove Press. ISBN 978-0802130907. OCLC 17353319.
↑ McCulloch, Jock (1983). Black soul white artifact : Fanon's clinical psychology and social theory. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521247009. OCLC 8709295.

[1] C., Onwuanibe, Richard (1983). A critique of revolutionary humanism : Frantz Fanon. St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A.: W.H. Green. ISBN 978-0875272962. OCLC 10430937.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Alice., Cherki (2006). Frantz Fanon : a portrait. Benabid, Nadia. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801440380. OCLC 62282087.

[:6-3] Bulhan, Hussein Abdillahi (1985). Frantz Fanon and the psychology of oppression. New York: Plenum Press. ISBN 978-0306419508. OCLC 12421581.

[:1-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Allen, Mazi (Summer 2007). "A Statement of Conscience: Frantz Fanon's Le Syndrôme Nord-Africain". Human Architecture. 5: 83–88. ProQuest 210148480.

[:2-5] Fanon, Frantz (1967). Toward the African revolution : political essays. Chevalier, Haakon, 1902-1985, Maspero, François, 1932- (New Evergreen ed.). New York: Grove Press. ISBN 978-0802130907. OCLC 17353319.

[6] McCulloch, Jock (1983). Black soul white artifact : Fanon's clinical psychology and social theory. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521247009. OCLC 8709295.

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