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'Concerning Violence' is the opening chapter of Frantz Fanon's 1961 work The Wretched of the Earth, in which he argues that decolonisation is inherently a violent process given the structural violence of colonial rule. The text was dictated shortly before Fanon's death and published with a preface by Jean-Paul Sartre. It became one of the most frequently cited essays in postcolonial and anti-colonial thought and was later adapted as the basis of Göran Hugo Olsson's 2014 documentary of the same title.

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Who wrote the essay 'Concerning Violence'?

'Concerning Violence' was written by the Martinican philosopher and revolutionary Frantz Fanon. It serves as the opening chapter of his seminal 1961 work, 'The Wretched of the Earth.'

What is the main argument of Frantz Fanon's 'Concerning Violence'?

Fanon argues that decolonization is inherently a violent process because the very structure of colonial rule is built upon systemic, structural violence. He posits that this revolutionary violence is a unifying force that can cleanse the colonized population of their inferiority complex.

What book features the essay 'Concerning Violence'?

The essay is the opening chapter of Frantz Fanon's highly influential book 'The Wretched of the Earth.' The text was famously dictated shortly before Fanon's death and published in 1961.

Who wrote the famous preface to the book containing 'Concerning Violence'?

The book 'The Wretched of the Earth,' which features the essay 'Concerning Violence,' features a famous preface written by the French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Sartre's preface controversially echoed and amplified Fanon's arguments regarding the necessity of violence in anti-colonial struggles.

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