Fanonian Practices in South Africa: From Steve Biko to Abahlali Basemjondolo

Examines Frantz Fanon's relevance to contemporary South African politics and by extension research on postcolonial Africa and the tragic development of postcolonies. Scholar Nigel C. Gibson offers theoretically informed historical analysis, providing insights into the circumstances that led to the current hegemony of neoliberalism in South Africa.

Author: F. Fanon
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/30/2011
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780230117846

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2012

About the Author
Nigel C. Gibson is Director of the Honors Program at Emerson College, USA. He is one of the leading scholars of the work of Frantz Fanon, and the author of Rethinking Fanon: The Continuing Dialogue (Prometheus, 1999) Fanon: The Postcolonial Imagination (Polity Press, 2003), and Biko Lives!: Contesting the Legacies of Steve Biko (Palgrave, 2003).