Frantz Fanon

<div> <p>Psychiatrist philosopher and revolutionary Frantz Fanon is one of the most important intellectuals of the twentieth century. He presented powerful critiques of racism colonialism and nationalism in his classic books <i>Black Skin White Masks</i> (1952) and <i>The Wretched of the Earth</i> (1961). This biography reintroduces Fanon for a new generation of readers revisiting these enduring themes while also arguing for those less appreciated-namely his anti-Manichean sensibility and his personal ethic of radical empathy both of which underpinned his utopian vision of a new humanism. Written with clarity and passion Christopher J. Lee's account ultimately argues for the pragmatic idealism of Frantz Fanon and his continued importance today.</p> </div>