Peau Noire, Masques Blancs vs Totem und Tabu: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ethnopsychology, Psychology
Peau Noire, Masques Blancs
“I ascribe a basic importance to the phenomenon of language.”
Fanon, born in Martinique and educated in France, is generally regarded as the leading anti-colonial thinker of the 20th century. His first book is an analysis of the impact of colonial subjugation on the black psyche.…
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Totem und Tabu
Freud investigates the function and structure of totemic systems among primitive peoples and presents a psychoanalytical study of modern taboos.
The verdict
- Readers rate Peau Noire, Masques Blancs highest: Peau Noire, Masques Blancs 4.3 · Totem und Tabu 3.8.
- Peau Noire, Masques Blancs has the widest readership — 20434 ratings behind its score.
- Peau Noire, Masques Blancs reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 807 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Peau Noire, Masques Blancs | Totem und Tabu | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (20434) | — |
| Hardcover | 2.8 (2) | 4.0 (1) |
Reception
| Peau Noire, Masques Blancs | Totem und Tabu | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 20434 | 2 |
| Editions | 52 | 51 |
| Citations | 807 | 230 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Pages | 192 | 186 |