Frantz Fanon and the psychology of oppression
By: Hussein Abdilahi Bulhan.
Series: PATH in psychology
Publisher: Plenum Press; Plenum US
Published: 1985
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
Subjects: Fanon, Frantz, 1925-1961.; Intellectuals -- Algeria -- Biography.; Revolutionaries -- Algeria -- Biography.; Psychiatrists -- Algeria -- Biography.; Oppression (Psychology); Social psychology.
Description: "Frantz Fanon (July 20, 1925 ? December 6, 1961) was a Martinique-born French-Algerian psychiatrist, ] philosopher, revolutionary and writer whose work is influential in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory and Marxism. Fanon is known as a radical existential humanist thinker on the issue of decolonization and the psychopathology of colonization. Fanon supported the Algerian struggle for independence and became a member of the Algerian National Liberation Front. His life and works have incited and inspired anti-colonial liberation movements for more than four decades."--Wikipedia.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.