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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

There might be some books of your interest in this hexbear bulletin: https://bulletins.hexbear.net/posts/readinglist/

These books focus on general history(citing some because the list is long):

  • Aid to Africa: Redeemer or Coloniser? by Samir Amin et al (2009).
  • Tomorrow’s Battlefield : U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa by Nick Turse (2015).
  • How Africa Developed Europe by Nkwazi Nkuzi Mhango (2018).
  • Extracting Profit: Imperialism, Neoliberalism and the New Scramble for Africa by Lee Wengraf (2018).
  • White Malice: The CIA and the Neocolonisation of Africa by Susan Williams (2021).
  • Economic and Monetary Sovereignty in 21st Century Africa by Maha Ben Gadha (2022).

These books focus on left-wing movements:

  • Henry Sylvester Williams and the Origins of the Pan-African Movement, 1869-1911 by Hollis Lynch (1976).
  • Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History by Paul Farmer (2020).
  • Decolonial Marxism: Essays from the Pan-African Revolution by Walter Rodney (2022)
  • Revolutionary Movements in Africa: An Untold Story by Pascal Bianchini (2023).
  • Red Africa: Reclaiming Revolutionary Black Politics by Kevin Okoth (2023).

This is a small fraction from that list. However, I hope that this answer helps.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

This could be the whole thread right here. Great book that goes very in depth and really opened my eyes years ago when I read it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I second this. Excellent book.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Thank you! Chapter 2 is exactly what I’m looking for!