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SUMMARY
This paper argues that Fanon puts forward the importance of a strategic approach to winning the goals of national independence from colonialism as part of the wider fight for a different social and economic system. In The wretched of the earth Fanon supports a strategic focus along similar lines to Lenin. The interpretation of the national bourgeoisie and the native working class within the colony put forward by Fanon is directly influenced by his readings of Lenin. Alongside his diverse lessons and influences, this paper will argue that Fanon’s ‘Leninist’ moment should be acknowledged.
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Note on contributor
Chris James Newlove, has completed a Masters in Critical Theory and Contemporary Philosophy at Kingston University. Research interests include the concepts of Eurocentrism, Black Marxism, Leninism and the work of Frantz Fanon, C. L. R James and W. E. B. Du Bois.
Notes
1 The book collection contains works by C. L. R. James, André Gorz, John Reed, Georg Lukács, Henri Lefebvre, Palmiro Togliatti and Liou Chao-Chi.
2 Note original publication dates are used in the text when referring to Fanon etc. to avoid confusion. The specific editions used are cited in the references list.
3 Fanon quotes the book in The wretched of the earth and various biographies have stated that he toured FLN fighters to give lectures on the book to them before he died.
4 Remembering Fanon: self, psyche and the colonial condition, Homi K. Bhabha’s introduction to the 1986 edition of Fanon’s Black skin, white masks, was republished in later versions of the text, due to its influence. The version used when researching this article was in the 2008 edition (see Fanon Citation1952).
5 The majority of workers are influenced by reformism outside of high periods of struggle. Some of the most militant sections of the working class have been financially better off owing to their organisation and economic power.