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. This landmark book’s fiftieth anniversary provides a welcome opportunity for its reassessment. In this major contribution, Rodney reaffirmed the centrality and relevance of Africa in world history the impact of the rape of Africa in the development and expansion of European and Euro-American capitalism and the challenges that awaited the post-colonial world. It is difficult to overstate the importance and impact of the 1972 publication of Walter Rodney’s How Europe Underdeveloped Africa.
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