--- product_id: 1700359 title: "Black Skin, White Masks" price: "NZ$37" currency: NZD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/1700359-black-skin-white-masks store_origin: NZ region: New Zealand --- # Black Skin, White Masks **Price:** NZ$37 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Black Skin, White Masks - **How much does it cost?** NZ$37 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/1700359-black-skin-white-masks) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Few modern voices have had as profound an impact on the black identity and critical race theory as Frantz Fanon, and Black Skin, White Masks represents some of his most important work. Fanon’s masterwork is now available in a new translation that updates its language for a new generation of readers. A major influence on civil rights, anti-colonial, and black consciousness movements around the world, Black Skin, White Masks is the unsurpassed study of the black psyche in a white world. Hailed for its scientific analysis and poetic grace when it was first published in 1952, the book remains a vital force today from one of the most important theorists of revolutionary struggle, colonialism, and racial difference in history. Review: Book Review - Great Book. Review: A Brilliant Analysis of the Black Man's Experience with Colonialism. A Scientific Analysis of the Black Psyche in a White World - This is a brilliant attempt of the era to scientifically analyze the black psyche in a white world. This book has far reaching effects on how colonialism was viewed to impact the black man in society and undoubtedly must have sparked a few revolutionary undertakings. This is not my first encounter with this book, I have had the opportunity to use it as sociological reference in 1981/82 and felt compelled that I would read it in its entirety some day. Now I can say I did and was more than satisfied. Fanon is a great writer of his times and beyond. I am tempted to say that this book should be read by all Black men and women however it is not an easy read because to me it is not a Novel (not a story book). As a student of History, Sociology, Psychology and Psychiatry I found it very delightful and relatively easy to follow. This Book is very powerful writings for the time when it was written, no wonder Fanon was dissuaded from using it as his Thesis for his Ph.D.. May his soul rest in peace but may his ideas live on. O my body always make me a man who questions? ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #10,821 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Medical Ethnopsychology #8 in General Anthropology #11 in Civil Rights & Liberties (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,766 Reviews | ## Images ![Black Skin, White Masks - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81VMKyMhObL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book Review *by A***S on June 11, 2026* Great Book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Brilliant Analysis of the Black Man's Experience with Colonialism. A Scientific Analysis of the Black Psyche in a White World *by E***N on May 11, 2014* This is a brilliant attempt of the era to scientifically analyze the black psyche in a white world. This book has far reaching effects on how colonialism was viewed to impact the black man in society and undoubtedly must have sparked a few revolutionary undertakings. This is not my first encounter with this book, I have had the opportunity to use it as sociological reference in 1981/82 and felt compelled that I would read it in its entirety some day. Now I can say I did and was more than satisfied. Fanon is a great writer of his times and beyond. I am tempted to say that this book should be read by all Black men and women however it is not an easy read because to me it is not a Novel (not a story book). As a student of History, Sociology, Psychology and Psychiatry I found it very delightful and relatively easy to follow. This Book is very powerful writings for the time when it was written, no wonder Fanon was dissuaded from using it as his Thesis for his Ph.D.. May his soul rest in peace but may his ideas live on. O my body always make me a man who questions? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Important Book *by M***N on November 14, 2025* Simply an important book to have a different perspective of interpretation of reality and discovering the ubiquity of certain behaviors transcending time and space. ## Frequently Bought Together - Black Skin, White Masks - The Wretched of the Earth - A Dying Colonialism (Fanon, Frantz) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.nz/products/1700359-black-skin-white-masks](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/1700359-black-skin-white-masks) --- *Product available on Desertcart New Zealand* *Store origin: NZ* *Last updated: 2026-07-06*