"Césaire's essay stands as an important document in the development of third world consciousness--a process in which [he] played a prominent role." --Library Journal This classic work, first published in France in 1955, profoundly influenced the generation of scholars and activists at the forefront of liberation struggles in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Nearly twenty years later, when published for the first time in English, Discourse on Colonialism inspired a new generation engaged in the Civil Rights, Black Power, and anti-war movements and has sold more than 75,000 copies to date. Aimé Césaire eloquently describes the brutal impact of capitalism and colonialism on both the colonizer and colonized, exposing the contradictions and hypocrisy implicit in western notions of "progress" and "civilization" upon encountering the "savage," "uncultured," or "primitive." Here, Césaire reaffirms African values, identity, and culture, and their relevance, reminding us that "the relationship between consciousness and reality are extremely complex. . . . It is equally necessary to decolonize our minds, our inner life, at the same time that we decolonize society." An interview with Césaire by the poet Ren? Depestre is also included.

"塞泽尔的文章是第三世界意识发展的重要文件--在这个过程中，[他]发挥了突出的作用。" --《图书馆杂志》 这部经典作品于1955年在法国首次出版，深刻地影响了非洲、拉丁美洲和加勒比地区解放斗争最前沿的一代学者和活动家。近20年后，《殖民主义论》首次以英文出版，激励了参与民权、黑人权力和反战运动的新一代，至今已售出超过75,000册。艾梅-塞泽尔雄辩地描述了资本主义和殖民主义对殖民者和被殖民者的残酷影响，揭露了西方 "进步 "和 "文明 "的概念在遇到 "野蛮人"、"无文化 "或 "原始人 "时隐含的矛盾和虚伪。在这里，塞泽尔重申了非洲的价值观、身份和文化，以及它们的相关性，提醒我们 "意识和现实之间的关系极其复杂。. . 在我们对社会进行非殖民化的同时，同样需要对我们的思想、我们的内心生活进行非殖民化"。诗人Ren?Depestre对塞泽尔的采访也包括在内。德佩斯特尔的采访也包括在内。