Walter A. Rodney : a promise of revolution / edited by Clairmont Chung.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chung, Clairmont.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rodney, Walter.

Historians--Guyana--Biography.

Historians.

Political activists--Guyana--Biography.

Political activists.

Pan-Africanism.

Black power.

Black people--Intellectual life.

Black people.

Africa--Politics and government--1960-.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, 2012.

Summary:

The life of the great Guyanese scholar and revolutionary Walter Rodney burned with a rare intensity.The son of working class parents, Rodney showed great academic promise and was awarded scholarships to the University of the West Indies in Jamaica and the School of African and Oriental Studies in London.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Biographical Timeline""; ""Preface""; ""1. Introduction / Clairmont Chung""; ""2. Robert “Bobby� Moore""; ""3. Abyssinian Carto""; ""4. Dr. Brenda Do Harris""; ""5. Robert Hill""; ""6. Amiri Baraka""; ""7. Leith Mullings""; ""8. Issa G. Shivji""; ""9. Clive Yolande Thomas""; ""10. Rupert Roopnaraine""; ""Contributors""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-58367-330-X

OCLC:

828424717