Nearly forty years after its first publication in French, this collection of Sar
tre's writings on colonialism remains a supremely powerful, and relevant, polemi
cal work. Over a series of thirteen essays Sartre brings the full force of his r
emarkable intellect relentlessly to bear on his own country's conduct in Algeria
, and by extension, the West's conduct in the Third World in general. Whether on
e agrees with his every conclusion or not, Colonialism and Neo-Colonialism shows
a philosopher passionately engaged in using philosophy as a force for change in
the world.
An important influence on postcolonial thought ever since, this b
ook takes on added resonance in the light of the West's most recent bout of inte
rference in the non-Western world.
