Few figures loom as large in the intellectual history of revolution and postcolonialism than Frantz Fanon. An intellectual who devoted his life to activism, he utilized his deep knowledge of psychology and philosophy in the service of the movement for democratic participation and political sovereignty in his native Martinique and around the world.
With "Franz""Fanon," Peter Hudis presents a penetrating critical biography of the activist s life and work. Countering the prevailing belief that Fanon s contributions to modern thought can be wholly defined by an advocacy of violence, Hudis...