Simone Weil on Colonialism An Ethic of the Other

by Weil, Simone; Little, J. P.

• ISBN13: 9780742522824
• ISBN10: 0742522822
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-28
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Twentieth-century French philosopher Simone Weil's complete writings on colonialism are collected and translated into English in this volume. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author Biography

J. P. Little, one of the world's most respected scholars on Simone Weil, is the author of numerous articles and conference presentations on Weil's life and work. She is emerita lecturer in French at St. Patrick's College, Dublin

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Abbreviations	ix
Introduction	1	(26)
Chapter 1 Colonization	27	(2)
Chapter 2 Letter to the Indochinese	29	(2)
Chapter 3 Morocco, or A Lesson in Theft	31	(6)
Chapter 4 A Little History Concerning Morocco	37	(4)
Chapter 5 Blood Is Flowing in Tunisia	41	(4)
Chapter 6 Who Is Guilty of Anti-French Plots?	45	(6)
Chapter 7 "Those Throbbing Limbs of the Fatherland ..."	51	(8)
Chapter 8 Draft: A Protest	59	(2)
Chapter 9 Reflections on Bouché's Lecture	61	(2)
Chapter 10 Fragment: About the Colonial Regime	63	(2)
Chapter 11 New Facts about the Colonial Problem in the French Empire	65	(8)
Chapter 12 Fragment: After Munich	73	(4)
Chapter 13 Letter to Jean Giraudoux	77	(4)
Chapter 14 Letter to Dermenghem	81	(8)
Chapter 15 About the Problems in the French Empire	89	(12)
Chapter 16 Treatment of Negro War-Prisoners from the French Army	101	(4)
Chapter 17 The Colonial Question and the Destiny of the French People	105	(16)
Chapter 18 Extracts from The Need for Roots	121	(6)
Appendix A Extracts from Viet Nam: The Indochinese Tragedy	127	(40)
Louis Roubaud
Appendix B Extracts from Ebony Land (The Slave Trade)	167	(12)
Albert Londres
Appendix C Extracts from Memories of Colonization	179	(24)
Felicien Challaye
Appendix D "The North African Crisis"	203	(12)
Emile Dermenghem
Chronology	215	(4)
Select Bibliography	219	(8)
Index	227	(14)
About the Editor	241