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The Colonizer and the Colonized

The Colonizer and the Colonized

by Albert Memmi (Author), Jean-PaulSartre (Introduction), NadineGordimer (Introduction)

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Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 198
 Edition: 4
 Publisher: Routledge
Published: 24 Oct 2003
ISBN 10: 1844070409
ISBN 13: 9781844070404

Media Reviews
'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
Author Bio
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.