Black Skin, White Masks
by Frantz Fanon, Richard Philcox
Black Skin, White Masks is Frantz Fanon's study of the psychology of racism and colonialism, first published in French as Peau noire, masques blancs by Éditions du Seuil in 1952. Charles L. Markmann's English translation appeared from Grove Press in the United States in 1967.
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- 2
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- Éditions du Seuil, 1952
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- Éditions du Seuil, France, 1952
The first edition of Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon was published in Paris by Éditions du Seuil in 1952. We track 2 editions.
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The first edition of Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon, Richard Philcox was published in Paris by Éditions du Seuil in 1952.
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