{"product_id":"red-africa-reclaiming-revolutionary-black-politics-paperback","title":"Red Africa: Reclaiming Revolutionary Black Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Ochieng Okoth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalvaging a decolonised future\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Africa\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case for a revolutionary Black politics inspired by Marxist anti-colonial struggles in Africa. Kevin Ochieng Okoth revisits historical moments when Black radicalism was defined by international solidarity in the struggle against capitalist-imperialism, that together help us to navigate the complex histories of the Black radical tradition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003echallenges common misconceptions about national liberation, showing that the horizon of national liberation was not limited to the nation-building projects of post-independence governments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile African socialists sought to distance themselves from Marxism and argued for a 'third way' socialism rooted in 'traditional African culture' the intellectual and political tradition Okoth calls 'Red Africa' showed that Marxism and Black radicalism were never incompatible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe revolutionary Black politics of Eduardo Mondlane, Am?car Cabral, Walter Rodney and Andr馥 Blouin gesture toward a decolonised future that never materialised. We might yet build something new from the ruins of national liberation, something which clings onto the utopian promise of freedom and refuses to let go. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Africa\u003c\/i\u003e is not simply an exercise in nostalgia, it is a political project that hopes to salvage what remains of this tradition--which has been betrayed, violently suppressed, or erased--and to build from it a Black revolutionary politics capable of imagining new futures out of the uncertain present.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Ochieg Okoth\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and researcher based in London. He is part of the Salvage Editorial Collective and is a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds an MPhil in Political Theory from the University of Oxford and regularly participates in conferences, speaking on themes related to anti-imperialism and twentieth century anti-colonial movements. He is a founding editor of Nommo Mag.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764848754976,"sku":"9781839767371","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/76abcec1a00276215d896eed17e4a568.webp?v=1780256338","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/red-africa-reclaiming-revolutionary-black-politics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}