{"product_id":"discourse-on-colonialism-hardcover","title":"Discourse on Colonialism - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAimé Césaire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCésaire's essay stands as an important document in the development of\u003cbr\u003ethird world consciousness--a process in which [he] played a prominent\u003cbr\u003erole. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e This classic work, first\u003cbr\u003epublished in France in 1955, profoundly influenced the generation of\u003cbr\u003escholars and activists at the forefront of liberation struggles in\u003cbr\u003eAfrica, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Nearly twenty years later, \u003cbr\u003ewhen published for the first time in English, \u003cb\u003eDiscourse on Colonialism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003einspired a new generation engaged in the Civil Rights, Black Power, and\u003cbr\u003eanti-war movements and has sold more than 75,000 copies to date. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAimé Césaire eloquently describes the brutal impact of capitalism and\u003cbr\u003ecolonialism on both the colonizer and colonized, exposing the\u003cbr\u003econtradictions and hypocrisy implicit in western notions of progress\u003cbr\u003eand civilization upon encountering the savage, uncultured, or\u003cbr\u003eprimitive. Here, Césaire reaffirms African values, identity, and\u003cbr\u003eculture, and their relevance, reminding us that the relationship\u003cbr\u003ebetween consciousness and reality are extremely complex. . . . It is\u003cbr\u003eequally necessary to decolonize our minds, our inner life, at the same\u003cbr\u003etime that we decolonize society. An interview with Césaire by the poet\u003cbr\u003eRené Depestre is also included.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 102\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 7.48 x 5.92 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714591461439,"sku":"9781583670248","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/260c815cccb5b356c612c32e2d7de2d6.webp?v=1765068680","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/discourse-on-colonialism-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}