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Frantz Fanon's Intellectual Justification of Counter-Violence

Frantz Fanon's Intellectual Justification of Counter-Violence

Hardcover

PhilosophyAfrican HistoryGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1041356900
ISBN13: 9781041356905
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Aug 5 2026
Pages: 178
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book explores Frantz Fanon's political ideas on colonial violence and the counter-violence it provokes. Through Fanon's lens, colonialism is revealed as inherently violent, sustained by the forceful domination of Indigenous peoples and incapable of existing without violence. It argues that Fanon's concept of counter-violence is a direct and inevitable response to colonial violence. It demonstrates colonialism as an enduring system of exploitation that continues to be benefited by the Global North at the expense of the Global South, even after these states have become independent. The book argues that genuine decolonization cannot be achieved through negotiation or compromise but requires the transformative power of counter-violence. It also explores the broader implications of this resistance, including its

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