The Colonizer and the Colonized
4th Edition
Published on 1. October 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
198 pages
978-1-84407-040-4 (ISBN)
Description
Albert Memmi's classic work stands as one of the most powerful and psychologically penetrating studies of colonial oppression ever written. Dissecting the minds of both the oppressor and the oppressed, Memmi reveals truths about the colonial situation and struggle that are as relevant today as they were five decades ago.
Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer's new critical Introduction draws Memmi into the 21st century by reflecting on his achievements and highlighting his omissions. In doing so she opens new avenues of enquiry for scholars and students, and exposes new directions for activists seeking a more just world order in our neo-colonial age.
With the fires of war, terrorism and protest burning around the globe, never has Memmi's work been such relevant and necessary reading.
Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer's new critical Introduction draws Memmi into the 21st century by reflecting on his achievements and highlighting his omissions. In doing so she opens new avenues of enquiry for scholars and students, and exposes new directions for activists seeking a more just world order in our neo-colonial age.
With the fires of war, terrorism and protest burning around the globe, never has Memmi's work been such relevant and necessary reading.
Reviews / Votes
'Widely influential.'The New Yorker
'Enlightening, disturbing and thoughtful.'
The Glasgow Herald
'Confiscated by colonial police throughout the world since its 1957 publication, The Colonizer and the Colonized is an important document of our times, an invaluable warning for all future generations.'
The Los Angeles Times
'The subject of colonialism has rarely been treated more lucidly and devastatingly than in this book.'
Library Journal
'The sickness of the world... cannot be healed by traditional masters of the world alone.'
From the New Introduction by Nadine Gordimer
'Memmi's analysis of the sociological and psychological effects of colonialism had and retains a wider application.'
The Guardian
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Edition
4th New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 127 mm
Weight
212 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84407-040-4 (9781844070404)
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Albert Memmi
The Colonizer and the Colonized
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10/2003
4th Edition
Earthscan Ltd
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Albert Memmi
The Colonizer and the Colonized
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04/1990
3rd Edition
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€31.08
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Person
Albert Memmi was born in Tunis in 1920. During the Second World War he was arrested and interned in a forced-labour, from which he eventually managed to escape. After the War, he studied at the University of Algiers and at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he received his degree in philosophy. He has taught both in Tunis and Paris, where he now lives.
Content
Preface (1965) * Introduction by Jean-Paul Sartre * New Introduction by Nadine Gordimer * Part One: Portrait of the Colonizer - Does the Colonial Exist? * the Colonizer Who Refuses * the Colonizer Who Accepts * Part Two: Portrait of the Colonized - Mythical Portrait of the Colonized * Situations of the Colonized * The Two Answers of the Colonized * Part Three: Conclusion