Decolonial Marxism

Essays from the Pan-African Revolution

By: Walter Rodney

Narrated by: Terrence Kidd

A previously unpublished collection of Rodney's essays on Marxism, spanning his engagement with of Black Power, Ujamaa Villages, and the everyday people who put an end to a colonial era

Early in life, Walter Rodney became a major revolutionary figure in a dizzying range of locales that traversed the breadth of the Black diaspora: in North America and Europe, in the Caribbean, and on the African continent. He was not only a witness of a Pan-African and socialist internationalism; in his efforts to build mass organizations, catalyze rebellious ferment, and theorize an anti-colonial path to self-emancipation, he can be counted among its prime authors.

In drawing together articles where he elaborates on the nexus of race and class, offers his reflections on radical pedagogy, outlines programs for newly independent nation-states, considers the challenges of anti-colonial historiography, and produces balance sheets for a dozen wars for national liberation, this volume captures something of the range and power of Rodney's output. But it also demonstrates the unbending consistency that unites his life and work: the ongoing reinvention of living conception of Marxism, and a respect for the still untapped potential of mass self-rule.

©2022 Walter Rodney Foundation (P)2022 Tantor

Essential Reading

This is a great book and good recording. I really wish there were more Walter Rodney books on here but what can you expect?

Another Rodney Classic

Up amongst his best works, like How Europe Underdeveloped Africa and The Russian Revolution. Analysis is top form.

Based

“There may be revolutions which have had a revolutionary theory and which have failed. But there has certainly been no revolution which has succeeded without a revolutionary theory.”

ENGAGING

An engaging summary of Rodney's perspectives. Still relevant after all these years. This is an immeasurable resource in the pursuit and study of Pan-Africanism and scientific socialism.