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The classic work of political, economic, and historical analysis, powerfully introduced by Angela Davis.

In his short life, the Guyanese intellectual Walter Rodney emerged as one of the leading thinkers and activists of the anticolonial revolution, leading movements in North America, South America, the African continent, and the Caribbean. In each locale, Rodney found himself a lightning rod for working class Black Power. His deportation catalyzed 20th-century Jamaica's most significant rebellion, the 1968 Rodney riots, and his scholarship trained a generation how to think politics at an international scale. In 1980, shortly after founding of the Working People's Alliance in Guyana, the 38-year-old Rodney would be assassinated.

In his magnum opus, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, Rodney incisively argues that grasping "the great divergence" between the West and the rest can only be explained as the exploitation of the latter by the former. This meticulously researched analysis of the abiding repercussions of European colonialism on the continent of Africa has not only informed decades of scholarship and activism, it remains an indispensable study for grasping global inequality today.

©1972 Walter Rodney; copyright 2018 by Patricia Rodney; Postscript copyright 1971, 2018 by A. M. Babu; Foreword copyright 2018 by Angela Y. Davis; Introduction copyright 1981, 2018 by Vincent Harding, William Strickland, and Robert Hill (P)2018 Tantor Africa Caribbean Creators Economic Conditions Economics Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences Capitalism Economic disparity Thought-Provoking Inspiring Economic Inequality Colonial Period Socialism
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Very comprehensive and clear analysis. A bit too technical to listen to while you do other stuff.

Very interesting

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One of the most important texts ever written. Deep enough to justify buying the book to go along with the audio as you’ll want to go back over bits, but it must surely be an essential read for anyone interested in colonialism in any context.

A must read

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So much to say about this book. Starting from the beginning: Thanks Africa for what you are enduring.

Really interesting book

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Necessary reading for all impacted by/connected to the colonial past in order to understand where we are today

Essential reading for all

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Still such a necessary read.
Everyone, regardless of nationality, race or creed should read this book.

A must must read

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