Fanonian Practices in South Africa

From Steve Biko to Abahlali Basemjondolo
2011. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-230-11784-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 592 g

Examines Frantz Fanon's relevance to contemporary South African politics and by extension research on postcolonial Africa and the tragic development of postcolonies. Scholar Nigel C. Gibson offers theoretically informed historical analysis, providing insights into the circumstances that led to the current hegemony of neoliberalism in South Africa.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fanon, F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Amandla is Still Awethu: Fanonian Practices in Post-apartheid South Africa

Biko's Fanonian Practices

The Pitfalls of South Africa's Liberation

The New 'reality of the nation': The Rich and the Poor

Unfinished Struggles for Freedom: The Birth of a New Shack Dwellers' Movement

Xenophobia or a New Humanism? Fanon in the Shacks

In Place of a Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Nigel C. Gibson is Director of the Honors Program at Emerson College, USA. He is one of the leading scholars of the work of Frantz Fanon, and the author of (Prometheus, 1999) (Polity Press, 2003), and (Palgrave, 2003).