Frantz Fanon's Intellectual Justification of Counter-Violence
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- ISBN 9781041356905
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 07 Aug 2026
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book explores Frantz Fanon’s political ideas on colonial violence and the counter-violence it provokes. Through Fanon’s lens, colonialism is revealed as inherently violent, sustained by the forceful domination of indigenous peoples, and incapable of existing without violence. It argues that Fanon’s concept of counter-violence is a direct and inevitable response to the colonial violence. It demonstrates colonialism as an enduring system of exploitation that continues to be benefited by the Global North at the expense of the Global South, even after these states have become independent. The book argues that genuine decolonization cannot be achieved through negotiation or compromise but requires the transformative power of counter-violence. It also explores the broader implications of this resistance, including its connection to self-defence, retaliation, and the creation of a new humanism in colonized societies. By engaging with Fanon’s political imagination and comparing his ideas with other revolutionary thinkers, this book provides a critical framework for understanding the complexities of decolonization and resistance. It is an essential read for those seeking to grasp the enduring impact of colonialism and the revolutionary paths toward genuine liberation. The volume will be of interest to all oppressed peoples wherever they are in the world and especially to scholars and researchers of political philosophy, political ideologies, violence and war studies, colonialism and decolonization, and African studies.
Zenon Ndayisenga is a researcher in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria. He is a young and energetic Fanonian scholar. His recent publications include Fanon on the Arbitrariness of Using Violence: An Inevitable for Both Colonialism and Decolonization (2022).
