We, the Decolonized

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-5095-6266-4
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 186 mm x 212 mm, Gewicht: 227 g

We, the Decolonized is a passionate reflection on the pitfalls of the decolonial venture in postcolonial countries, with particular reference to North Africa. Hélé Béji shows that in many formerly colonized countries, the reality of independence took the form of elusive freedom, widespread disillusionment and the insidious survival of forms of domination bequeathed by former colonial powers.

Béji delivers an trenchant critique of decolonization: the saddest of all liberties, because it has not kept its promises. Those who had vanquished colonialism, vindicated civilization and struggled free from the yoke of illegitimate government found themselves ensnared in a new trap, having achieved emancipation without liberation.  They remained entangled in a compulsive recycling of colonial impulses.  To re-embark on the route to a truly free society, intellectuals and political figures must lead by example in acknowledging the reality of the past, adopting tolerant attitudes towards religions and embracing a new and secular democratic mentality. 

Béji’s important contribution to the decolonial canon will be of great interest to anyone concerned with the politics of decolonization in Africa and the Maghreb and in the Global South more broadly.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beji, Hélé

Weitere Mitwirkende

Smith, Matthew B

Gana, Nouri

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Postkoloniale Literatur
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction – Nouri Gana

We, the Decolonized

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Hélé Béji is a Tunisian writer and the founder and president of the International College of Tunis.