![]() ![]() ![]() In this classic book, Rodney makes the unflinching case that African “mal-development” is not a natural feature of geography, but a direct product of imperial extraction from the continent, a practice that continues up into the present. “ How Europe Underdeveloped Africa is an ambitious masterwork of political economy, detailing the impact of slavery and colonialism on the history of international capitalism. He was internationally reknowned as a historian of colonialism – and for linking struggles for independence on the African continent with struggles of working class Black people in North America and the Caribbean. Walter Rodney was a leader of Black Power and Pan-African movements, including the Guyanese Working People’s Alliance. The book is part of a series on how modern inequality was built which included Silvia Federici’s Caliban and the Witch, David Graeber’s Debt and Jason Hickel’s The Divide – but you do not need to have attended preceding events to join us to discuss Rodney’s book. Anyone is welcome, but we keep link details private – please contact us for the Zoom details. This is an online event, which will be held via videocall. ![]() On November 17th, we will discuss Walter Rodney’s 1972 classic book “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”. ![]()
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