Discourse on Colonialism

Discourse on Colonialism
Discourse on Colonialism

An essay first published in 1950 with a new introduction by Robin D.G. Kelley.

Submitted by red jack on December 22, 2016

Discourse on Colonialism argues that colonialism was not—and had never been—a benevolent movement whose goal was to improve the lives of the colonized; instead, colonists' motives were entirely self-centered—i.e., economic exploitation. According to Césaire, by establishing these colonies and then exploiting them, the European colonial powers have created two main problems: the problem of the proletariat and the colonial problem

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