Frantz Fanon

Revolutionary humanist and radical psychiatrist Frantz Fanon was one of the greatest Black thinkers of the twentieth century. Born in Martinique and known for his involvement in the Algerian liberation movement, his seminal books "Black Skin, White Masks" and "The Wretched of the Earth" are widely considered to be cornerstones of anti-colonial and anti-racist thought.

In this essential introduction to Fanon's remarkable life and philosophy, Nigel C. Gibson argues that Fanon's work is crucial for understanding race today. Connecting Fanon's writing, psychiatric practice, and lived experience in the Caribbean, France, and Africa, Gibson reveals with startling clarity his philosophical commitments and the vision of revolution that he represented. Despite his untimely death, the revolutionary pulse of Fanon's ideas has continued to resonate strongly in the consciousness of successive revolutionary generations, from the Black Panthers and the Black Power movement to Black Lives Matter.

As Fanon's thought comes alive for new activists considering their mission to "humanise the world," Gibson reminds us that Fanon's revolutionary humanism is fundamental to all forms of anti-colonial struggle, including our own.