The enduring relevance of Walter Rodney's How Europe underdeveloped Africa (Record no. 5305)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789987083190
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 305HIR
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Hirji, Karim.
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Title The enduring relevance of Walter Rodney's How Europe underdeveloped Africa
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. Dar-es-Salaam
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Mkuki na Nyota
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2017
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Extent xii, 121p. : ill. ; 23 cm
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-121).
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Summary, etc. Soon after its publication in 1972, Walter Rodney?s How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (HEUA) gained global popularity among progressive students, scholars and activists, and people concerned with African affairs. His innovative application of the method of political economy was a prime contributor to shifting the paradigm for rendition of the continent?s past as well as for visualizing its possible trajectory. Because it stridently took the traditional historians of Africa and the prevailing neo-colonial order to task, it was also vociferously criticized by the defenders of the status quo. In these neoliberal times, its visibility has waned. Mainstream scholars and pundits from and outside of Africa proclaim that it is no longer a relevant work for Africa. In The Enduring Relevance of Walter Rodney's How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, Karim F Hirji makes a systematic case that, on the contrary, Rodney?s seminal work retains its singular value for understanding where Africa has come from, where it is going, and charting a path towards genuine development for the people of Africa. Hirji considers Rodney in his unitary persona as a historian, theoretician and activist. He begins by outlining the publication history and contents of HEUA, and noting the comments it has drawn from varied quarters. This is followed by a depiction of the global context within which it saw the light of the day and the flowering of progressive thought and vision in those vibrant times. The retrogressive reversal, in thought and social reality, that has transpired since then is summed up next. An assessment of how HEUA has weathered this storm is also provided. The next chapter presents a brief portrait of Rodney as a revolutionary, with the focus on his seven years at the University of Dar es Salaam. This is followed by an overview of the methodological framework utilized in HEUA.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Rodney, Walter. How Europe underdeveloped Africa.
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Africa 01/17/2025   305HIR UR005379 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book