Frantz Fanon: The Militant Philosopher of Third World Revolution

299 Pages·2015·1.969 MB·English

by  Leo Zeilig

Leo Zeilig is a Research Associate at the Society, Work and
Development Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand,
South Africa and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of
CommonwealthStudiesattheUniversityofLondon.Heisaneditor
oftheReviewofAfricanPoliticalEconomyandhaswrittenmainlyon
modern African history.
Also by Leo Zeilig:
Frantz Fanon: Voices of Liberation
HSRC Press, 2014
ISBN: 978 0 79692 485 8
‘Zeilig’s remarkable book about a remarkable scholar-activist,
Fanon, tells the story of the man, his ideas and the milieu. Zeilig
rescues the kernel of Fanon’s thought from hostile detractors and
mistaken adulators showing that it was anti-racist, anti-capitalist,
internationalistandhumanist.Thisbookisasubtleandsympathetic
engagementwithFanon’slifeproject:decolonisationandtheplight
ofthe nationalliberation movement in Africa.Everyone concerned
with the human emancipation project must read this book.’
Trevor Ngwane, Research Chair for Social Change,
University of Johannesburg
‘A thought-provoking book that represents a new interpretation of
FrantzFanon,keythinkeroftheThirdWorldanti-colonialrevolution
that transformed the twentieth century.’
Martin Evans, Professor of Modern European History,
University of Sussex
‘Leo Zeilig identifies Frantz Fanon as the most important figure in
the ideological struggle against colonialism in the twentieth century,
arguing that his critical engagement with Marxism enabled him to
go far beyond that project. He was a brilliant champion of national
liberation, yet he turned into its most devastating critic. In this
captivating and passionate biography, Zeilig argues that while
Fanon’slegacyisambiguous,itsemancipatorymessage demandsour
continuing attention if we are tochallengethe continuing oppressions
and inequalities of global capitalism. This book is a magnificent
additiontothealreadyhugelyimpressivecorpusofworkonFanon’s
philosophy and politics.’
Roger Southall, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology,
University of the Witwatersrand
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Contents
Abbreviations viii
Maps x
Acknowledgments xii
Introduction 1
1. Martinique, France and Beyond 15
2. Towards Revolution 47
3. Into the Eye of the Storm 77
4. A Revolutionary in Tunis 101
5. Year Five of the Algerian Revolution 136
6. ‘The Whole of Existence’ – Liberation and Leukaemia 171
7. Legacies 223
Notes 248
Bibliography 267
Index 275
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Abbreviations
Groups
AJAAS Association de la Jeunesse Algérienne pour l’Action
Sociale
ALN Armée de Libération Nationale
AML Amis du Manifeste et de la Liberté
CCE Comité de Coordination et d’Exécution
CNR Convention nationale révolutionnaire
CNRA Conseil National de la Révolution Algérienne
CRUA Comité Révolutionnaire pour l’Unité et l’Action
ENA Étoile Nord-Africaine
GPRA Gouvernement Provisoire de la République Algérienne
MNA Mouvement National Algérien
MNC Mouvement National Congolais
MPLA Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola
OAS Organisation de l’Armée Secrète
PAIGC Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo
Verde
PCA Parti Communiste Algérien
PCF Parti Communiste Français
PCR Parti Communiste Réunionnais
POUM Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista
PPA Parti du Peuple Algérien
SAS Sections Administratives Spécialisées
SDECE Service de Documentation Extérieure et de
Contre-espionnage
SFIO Section Française de l’Internationale Ouvrière
viii
Abbreviations ix
UGEMA Union Générale des Étudiants Musulmans Algériens
UGTA Union Générale des Travailleurs Algériens
UPA União das Populações de Angola
UPC Union des Populations Camerounaises
Works Cited in the Text
BSWM Black Skin, White Masks (Peau Noire, Masques
Blancs)
SDC Studies in a Dying Colonialism (L’An V de la
Révolution Algérienne)
TAR Toward the African Revolution (Pour la Révolution
Africaine)
WE The Wretched of the Earth (Les Damnés de la Terre)