Exceptionally well-informed book on the nature of colonialism, its ongoing impact on many peoples and the necessity to make amends for its violent ravages and exploitation
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Valuable insight into the struggles against imperialism, the quest for economic justice, and the challenges faced by leaders attempting post-colonial nation-building
Elkins’ book is another step in revising our understanding of the British imperial past and challenging the attitudes that underwrite our current society
Two recently published books, one on the role in Africa of the US and the other on the Soviet Union on the continent provide greatly contrasting perspectives as well as significant additions to the historiology of Africa’s plight under colonialism and it its post-colonial years, writes Bob Newland