Discourse on colonialism / |c Aimé Césaire ; A poetics of anticolonialism / by Robin D.G. Kelley. translated by Joan Pinkham.

By: Césaire, Aimé Contributor(s): Pinkham, Joan | British Library | Adam Matthew Digital Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Empire onlinePublication details: New York : Monthly Review Press, 2000. ; Delhi: Aakar Books, 2010 Description: 102 p. 24 cmISBN: 9789350020500; 1583670254; 1583670246Uniform titles: Discours sur le colonialisme. Subject(s): Colonies | Imperialism | PostcolonialismDDC classification: 325.3 Online resources: WorldCat details

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TOC A poetics of anticolonialism / Robin D.G. Kelley -- Discourse on colonialism / Aimé Césaire -- Interview with Aimé Césaire / René Depestre.

Summary: Summary: [The author] describes the brutal impact of capitalism on both the colonizer and colonized, exposing the contradictions and hypocrisy implicit in Western notions of "progress" and "civilization" upon encountering the "savage," "uncultured," or "primitive." He reaffirms African values, identity, and culture, and their relevance, reminding us that "the relationship between consciousness and reality is extremely complex.... It is equally necessary to decolonize our minds, our inner life, at the same time that we decolonize society." -Back cover.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	325.3 COL 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan	25866
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	325.3 COL 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-2	Not For Loan	25867
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Circulation Section	Non-fiction	325.3 COL 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-3	Available	25868
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Circulation Section	Non-fiction	325.3 COL 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-4	Available	25869

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By Aimé Césaire.

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TOC A poetics of anticolonialism / Robin D.G. Kelley --
Discourse on colonialism / Aimé Césaire --
Interview with Aimé Césaire / René Depestre.

Summary:
[The author] describes the brutal impact of capitalism on both the colonizer and colonized, exposing the contradictions and hypocrisy implicit in Western notions of "progress" and "civilization" upon encountering the "savage," "uncultured," or "primitive." He reaffirms African values, identity, and culture, and their relevance, reminding us that "the relationship between consciousness and reality is extremely complex.... It is equally necessary to decolonize our minds, our inner life, at the same time that we decolonize society." -Back cover.

English

Electronic reproduction. Originally published in: Césaire, Aimé. Discourse on colonialism / Aimé Césaire ; translated by Joan Pinkham. A poetics of anticolonialism / by Robin D.G. Kelley New York : Monthly Review Press, c2000. 102 p. ; 21 cm.

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