At a moment of renewed interest in Bergson's philosophy, this book, by a major figure in both French and African philosophy, gives an expanded idea of the political ramifications of Bergson's thought in a postcolonial context.
Souleymane Bachir Diagne (Author)
Souleymane Bachir Diagne is Professor of Philosophy and Francophone Studies at Columbia University. His books include The Ink of the Scholars: Reflections on Philosophy in Africa and Open to Reason: Muslim Philosophers in Conversation with the Western Tradition.
John E. Drabinski (Foreword By)
John E. Drabinski is Charles Hamilton Houston 1915 Professor of Black Studies at Amherst College.
Lindsay Turner (Translator)
Lindsay Turner is Assistant Professor of English and Literary Arts at the University of Denver.