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The author of this book is Walter
Rodney. He was a Guyanese writer that wrote and fought for the liberation of
his people. In this particular book, he describes the tactics of Europe, in
underveloping Africa. This book is very informative and offers plenty of
insight on the issues that Africa is facing. It also concentrates on the
negative and forceful powers that were in place at that time. The author does
a great job explaining the tactics of the Europeans in the successful
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This particular book can relate to many different themes, but one theme in particular that stands out is Racism. Rodney talks about the ideology that Europeans had about Africans and other nations. Unlike Fanon, Rodney analyzed the situation in Africa and approached it in a very scholarly way. Fanon wrote his book Wretched of the Earth with anger and intent for his voice to be heard. This particular book of Rodney's has to read as a history book filled with facts and not as a story that has some truth. |
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It is truly evident that Europe has colonized all of America, which resulted in the underveloping of mentalities and whole cultures in Africa and all over the globe. Scholars like Walter Rodney recognized the problems that have been placed by force on Africa. The whole idea of someone changing a way of life to another lifestyle seems unbelievable to a reader of such accounts, but just imagine it actually happening to you. This is what Rodney does best; you gain a mind frame of unbelief while reading this book. It 's not in the form of a story, which allows the reader to read facts and no fiction. |
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***Saxakali People of Color Portal has a useful essay on Rodney's book. **Amazon.com This site contains valuable information on the
author and a brief summary of the book, from readers who have read the book.
You also have the option of buying the book for your own personal collection. |
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There isn't to many ways to teach this book, except by just teaching the bare facts. It will be beneficial to understand and gain information about the people that occupied the land before the Europeans. This will allow the students to gain an understanding of their culture before the invasion by the Europeans. Once the understanding is apparent, and then teaching the book will be more benefical. This is the part of the page where you put teaching resources. |
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This is where you put citations. Let's use the Chicago Manual of Style. I think that is easiest. |
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