|
The Colonizer and the Colonized
|
| List Price: | $19.00 |
| Price: | $17.10 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details |
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com
39 new or used available from $12.82
Average customer review:
Product Description
First published in English in 1965, this timeless classic explores the psychological effects of colonialism on colonized and colonizers alike.
"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
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #47329 in Books
- Published on: 1991-07-08
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 169 pages
Editorial Reviews
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French
About the Author
Customer Reviews
Timeless Lessons
Albert Memmi wrote many yeras ago this study of the relationship and dynamics between the colonizer and the colonized, but the lessons he imparts unto the reader are of great value to this day. Be it in racist, sexist or politically oppresive conditions, Memmi manages to pinpoint the psychological and social impact upon the individual. Trully a valuable piece of literature.
One of the top books of all time
Memmi captures the contradictions and destructive forces of colonialism from an individual perspective, but more importantly he provides us with a work that transends his subject matter and allows for greater understanding of the manner in which structural and institutional forces of other forms of oppression and inequality affect us today. A classic statement pertaining to the human condition and the potential for liberation.
Prophetic Work
Memmi's text, written in the midst of the colonial war in Algeria,is a powerfully useful text for examining later colonial insurrections (unlike the previous reader's claim), including the present Israel-Palestine conflict in which a clear line divides the homeland and the colony. Just as the war in Algeria drained France's economy, divided its society, and destroyed its moral fabric (and merely delayed the inevitable!) so too have the last two rounds of Intifadas (large numbers of both Israelis and Palestinians live in poverty for the sake of elite and unnecessary settlements). Memmi's words still resonate.
