Fanonian Practices in South Africa: From Steve Biko to Abahlali Basemjondolo - Hardcover

by F. Fanon (Author), Nigel Gibson (Author)

Examines Frantz Fanon's relevance to contemporary South African politics and by extension research on postcolonial Africa and the tragic development of postcolonies. Scholar Nigel C. Gibson offers theoretically informed historical analysis, providing insights into the circumstances that led to the current hegemony of neoliberalism in South Africa.

Author Biography

Nigel C. Gibson is Director of the Honors Program at Emerson College, USA. He is one of the leading scholars of the work of Frantz Fanon, and the author of Rethinking Fanon: The Continuing Dialogue (Prometheus, 1999) Fanon: The Postcolonial Imagination (Polity Press, 2003), and Biko Lives!: Contesting the Legacies of Steve Biko (Palgrave, 2003).