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Discourse on Colonialism

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Region

Caribbean

Martinique

Era

Post-colonial

Language

French/English

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Essay

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Poetic essay arguing colonialism dehumanizes both colonizer and colonized, comparing it to Nazism.

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'Declaration of war' on colonialism; foundational postcolonial text

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Poetic essay arguing colonialism dehumanizes both colonizer and colonized, comparing it to Nazism. 'Declaration of war' on colonialism; foundational postcolonial text

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