Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon, Richard Philcox, Richard Philcox (Translator)
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(Paperback - Revised Edition)
- Pub. Date: February 2007
- 206pp
- Sales Rank: 28,941
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- Pub. Date: February 2007
- Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
- Format: Paperback, 206pp
- Sales Rank: 28,941
- ISBN-13: 9780802143006
- ISBN: 0802143008
- Edition Description: Revised Edition
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A major influence on civil rights, anti-colonial, and black consciousness movements around the world, Black Skin, White Masks is the unsurpassed study of the black psyche in a white world. Hailed for its scientific analysis and poetic grace when it was first published in 1952, the book remains a vital force today. “[Fanon] demonstrates how insidiously the problem of race, of color, connects with a whole range of words and images.” — Robert Coles, The New York Times Book Review
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Frantz Fanon -- Black Skin White Masksby DancingPalmtrees
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May 31, 2009: Frantz Fanon
February 11, 2009Surprisingly I read Black Skin White Masks in two days. I had heard that this was a difficult book to read and understand but I did not have any trouble with it. Mr. Fanon did use plenty of medical terminologies however they could be understood within the context of the sentence. I did wish that Mr. Fanon had gone more into why certain African Americans were Expatriates in Paris during the 1920s to the 1950s. If France was so racist and biased as he state in his book why would Josephine Baker, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Miles Davis and Charlie Parker choose to live there. I also wished he had included his thoughts on The Harlem Renaissance and writer Zora Neale Hurston.Monday, April 20, 2009Excellent book. Some say his books are difficult to read but despite some of the medical/psychiatric terminologies he was always on point and what he writes is still relevant in today's world. He is a fantastic writer whose analogies and stories resonant with the 21st century reader. I look forward to reading his other books.An incredible analysis of the black psyche in the white world . . .by TulaneGirl
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January 29, 2009: An absolutely must read for anyone of any race - it's not just for the black revolutionary. It's a well reasoned book with a clear understanding of black identity. For any minority struggling between assimilation and integration, this book puts things in perspective and hopefully helps make the non-minorities irrelevant in determining personal worth. For non-minorities, I hope it enlightens about history, emotion, and psyche. For all its polarizing passages, it ends on a hopeful message.
I Also Recommend: When Affirmative Action Was White, Black Like Me, The Color of Water.
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