Many believe the American Revolution ended in October 1781; after Lord Cornwallis surrendered his British army at Yorktown. In fact; the war effectively continued for two more traumatic years. During that time; the American Revolution came as close to being lost as at any time since it began. In American Crisis; the distinguished historian William M. Fowler Jr. vividly chronicles this critical; rarely documented period through the eyes of those who lived and influenced it. He skillfully reveals the internal and personal tensions that paralyzed both the British government and Congress; antagonized loyalists and patriots still reeling from the years of conflict; and roiled the army from its leadership through the ranks-culminating in George Washington's legendary address to his officers on March 15; 1783; which may well have prevented the army from marching on Congress. Bringing original insight and fascinating perspective to the events and forces through which our independence was preserved; American Crisis fills an important gap in our understanding of the revolutionary period in America.
#8815 in Books Frantz Fanon 2005-03-12Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.22 x .88 x 5.46l; .64 #File Name: 0802141323320 pagesThe Wretched of the Earth
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. For the Wretched OnesBy El H. YisraelExcellent reading for anyone interested in a study of social manipulation of certain people0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A PSYCHIATRIST'S ANALYSIS OF THE COST CONSTANT HUMILIATION EXILE FROM THE HUMAN RACE: DIMMIS TAKE NOTEBy Mary WilburExcellent translation. Still relevant but for different reasons than Fanon intended.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Must read book on African colonial sociology and politicsBy A. KassahunFanon describes the character of (European) colonialists; the colonised Africans (the "masses" - rural and urban; the elites; the nationalists; the tribalists) wonderfully. The book is wonderfully written - Fanon must have been a good writer.Fanon is a psychiatrist; and worked in Algeria as psychiatrist; but he many have travelled other African countries too. His book shows his deep knowledge of both African and European sociology; psychology and politics. The book is still relevant; his analysis as to what will happen after the liberation of African countries is amazingly valid. He is in a way one of the most important African (though he is born in Latin America) sociologist and political scientist.Fanon's book starts on "violence"; he doesn't shy away from prescribing violence in the struggle for liberation. Some find Fanon advocating violence; but that is not the case. He puts in perspective the violence perpetrated by colonists against the resulting reaction that culminates in the violence of the colonised. His clear analysis demystifies the violence that still grips Africa.Unfortunately Fanon seems to put all European in Africa as colonists. Many cases from South Africa show that that should not be the case. But his views may be due to the brutal repression he has to witness and experience in Algeria by the French government and French citizens there.
