Problematizing decolonization: Some Fanonian cautions. ‘A response to the papers on Fanon in this special edition’

Abstract

This response to the papers published in this special edition calls on Fanon to highlight some of the pitfalls that decolonization can fall into.

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decolonization language Kancha Ilaiah Ambedkar caste bi-culturalism

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