First published in 1961, and reissued in this sixtieth anniversary edition with a powerful new introduction by Cornel West, Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth is a masterful and timeless interrogation of race, colonialism, psychological trauma, and revolutionary struggle, and a continuing influence on movements from Black Lives Matter to decolonization. A landmark text for revolutionaries and activists, The Wretched of the Earth is an eternal touchstone for civil rights, anti-colonialism, psychiatric studies, and Black consciousness movements around the world. Alongside Cornel West's introduction, the book features critical essays by Jean-Paul Sartre and Homi K. Bhabha. This sixtieth anniversary edition of Fanon's most famous text stands proudly alongside such pillars of anti-colonialism and anti-racism as Edward Said's Orientalism and The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

"Originally published in the French language by François Maspero éditeur, Paris, France, under the title Les damnés de la terre, copyright 1961 by François Maspero éditeur S.A.R.L." -- title page verso. "60th anniversary edition, with a new introduction by Cornel West"--Cover. "Revised sixtieth anniversary edition first published in October 2021."--Title page verso.

Introduction to the Sixtieth Anniversary Edition /by Cornel West -- Foreword: Framing Fanon / by Homi K. Bhabha -- Preface / by Jean-Paul Sartre -- On violence. On violence in the international context -- Grandeur and weakness of spontaneity -- The trials and tribulations of national consciousness -- On national culture. Mutual foundations for national culture and liberation struggles -- Colonial war and mental disorders. Series A ; Series B ; Series C ; Series D ; From the North African's criminal impulsiveness to the war of national liberation -- Conclusion -- On retranslating Fanon, retrieving a lost voice / by Richard Philcox.