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Originally published in 1976, this book provides an account of the
aims and structure of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and
its growth from its foundation in Addis Ababa in 1963 up to the
mid-1970s. The book discusses the Charter, the working of the
general secretariat and of the specialized commissions, the OAU
response to crises in Africa and the role of the Liberation
Committee in the radical changes which took place in southern
African politics. It depicts then (then) only continent-wide
organization in Africa which is financed and staffed by Africans,
and which can be taken as the representative voice of Africa free
of its ties with former colonial powers.
The story of an early pioneer in the field of African Studies is
featured in this illuminating biography. In the late 1940s, Thomas
Hodgkin set out- through his travels and writings- to overcome the
false visions of African history and independence propagated under
the colonial agenda, yet his interests were not restricted to
Africa. A longtime Marxist shaped by the colonial effects on
Palestine and Vietnam, Hodgkin was an unconventional scholar, sent
all over the world to witness and document revolution in action.
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Unity and Struggle (Paperback)
AmÃlcar Cabral; Translated by Michael Wolfers; Introduction by Basil Davidson
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R581
Discovery Miles 5 810
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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One of the world's greatest revolutionary leaders, AmÃlcar
Cabral's long and arduous campaign for the liberation of
Portuguese-dominated Africa is explored in this vivid compilation
of his most influential speeches and writings. 'We, the Africans of
the Portuguese colonies, are fighting Portuguese colonialism to
defend the rights of our peoples, to defend the true interests of
people everywhere.' Unity and Struggle is a compelling account of
AmÃlcar Cabral's fight against imperialism, discrimination and
injustice, as well as his progressive advocation for religious
toleration and gender equality – all of which combined to make
him one of Africa's foremost political leaders. Introduction by
Basil Davidson. 'One of the most lucid and brilliant leaders in
Africa' Fidel Castro 'Figures like AmÃlcar Cabral... helped us to
imagine the horizons of freedom in far broader terms than were
available to us through what we now call "civil rights discourse".'
Angela Davis
When he left Oxford few would have expected that someone from a
privileged public school would emerge as a Marxist and a dissident.
Michael Wolfers provides the first detailed biography of Thomas
Hodgkin - a remarkable human being and intellectual.
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