Black skin, white masks (1st edition.)

Frantz Fanon's explosive 'Black Skin, White Masks' is a merciless exposé of the psychological damage done by colonial rule across the world.

Using Fanon's incisive analytical abilities to expose the consequences of colonialism on the psyches of colonized peoples, it is both a crucial text in post-colonial theory, and a lesson in the power of analytical skills to reveal the realities that hide beneath the surface of things.

Fanon was himself part of a colonized nation - Martinique - and grew up with the values and beliefs of French culture imposed upon him, while remaining relegated to an inferior status in society.

Qualifying as a psychiatrist in France before working in Algeria, his own experiences granted him a sharp insight into the psychological problems associated with colonial rule.

Like any good analytical thinker, Fanon's particular skill was in breaking things down and joining dots.