{"product_id":"frantz-fanon-9781789148312","title":"Frantz Fanon","description":"\u003cb\u003eA biography of the revolutionary philosopher and psychiatrist. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Doctor, militant, essayist, ambassador, teacher, journalist, pan-Africanist, Frantz Fanon sought to decolonize mid-twentieth-century culture as he embodied a new kind of intellectual. Born in colonial Martinique, he fought for France during World War II but later renounced his citizenship and fought in the Algerian War of Independence. This book emphasizes Fanon's gift for self-invention and performance as it follows his short but extraordinary life and explores how his pioneering work in psychiatry influenced his revolutionary philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames S. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of modern French literature and film at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eEthics and Aesthetics in Contemporary African Cinema: The Politics of Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644769997074,"sku":"9781789148312","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b2c4eeb9-8087-43e2-9019-8683c2004112.jpg?v=1733125245","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/frantz-fanon-9781789148312","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}