Claim No Easy Victories :The Legacy of Amilcar Cabral

Claim No Easy Victories :The Legacy of Amilcar Cabral

2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Amilcar Cabral, revolutionary, poet, liberation philosopher, and leader of the independence movement of Guinea Bissau and Cap Verde. Cabral's influence stretched well beyond the shores of West Africa. He had a profound influence on the pan-Africanist movement and the black liberation movement in the US. In this unique collection of essays contemporary thinkers from across Africa and internationally commemorate the anniversary of Cabralâ€™s assassination. They reflect on the legacy of this extraordinary individual and his relevance to contemporary struggles for self-determination and emancipation. The book serves both as an introduction, or reintroduction, to one whom global capitalism would rather see forgotten. Understanding Cabral sheds light on the necessity of grounding radical change in the creation of theory based on the actual conditions within which a movement is attempting to develop. Cabralâ€™s theoretical ideas and revolutionary practice of building popular movements for liberation are assessed by each of the authors as critically relevant today. His well-known phrase â€œClaim no easy victoriesâ€ resonates today no less than it did during his lifetime. The volume comprises sections on Cabralâ€™s legacy; reflections on the relevance of his ideas; Cabral and the emancipation of women; Cabral and the pan-Africanists; culture and education; and Cabralâ€™s contribution to African American struggles. A selected bibliography provides an overview of Cabralâ€™s writings and of writings about Cabral. CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS Senai Abraha â€¢ Makungu M. Akinyela â€¢ Kali Akuno â€¢ Samir Amin â€¢ David Austin â€¢ Ajamu Baraka â€¢ Jesse Benjamin â€¢ Angela Davis â€¢ Demba Moussa DembÃ©lÃ© â€¢ Jacques Depelchin â€¢ Mustafah Dhada â€¢ Jean-Pierre Diouf â€¢ Miguel de Barros â€¢Aziz Fall â€¢ Grant Farred â€¢ Bill Fletcher Jr â€¢ Mireille Fanon-MendÃ¨s France â€¢ Hashim Gibril â€¢ Nigel C. Gibson â€¢ Patricia Godinho Gomes â€¢ Lewis Gordon â€¢ Adrian Harewood â€¢ Augusta Henriques â€¢ Wangui Kimari â€¢ Redy Wilson Lima â€¢ Ameth Lo â€¢ Richard A. Lobban, Jr â€¢ Filomeno Lopes â€¢ Brandon Lundy â€¢ Firoze Manji â€¢ Perry Mars â€¢ Bill Minter â€¢ Explo Nani-Kofi â€¢ Barney Pityana â€¢ Maria Poblet â€¢ Reiland Rabaka â€¢ Asha Rodney â€¢ Patricia Rodney â€¢ Carlos Schwarz â€¢ Helmi Sharawy â€¢ OlÃºfÃ©mi TÃ¡ÃwÃ² â€¢ Walter Turner â€¢ Stephanie Urdang â€¢ Chris Webb â€¢ Nigel Westmaas â€¢ Amrit Wilson

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9782869785564
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Daraja Press & CODESRIA
Manufacturer	Daraja Press & CODESRIA
NumberOfPages	520
PublicationDate	2014-01-23
Publisher	Daraja Press & CODESRIA
ReleaseDate	2014-01-23
Studio	Daraja Press & CODESRIA

Claim No Easy Victories :The Legacy of Amilcar Cabral

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