Africa in the Colonial Ages of Empire : Slavery, Capitalism, Racism, Colonialism, Decolonization, Independence As Recolonizati.

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Part I. Prolegomena to the Colonial Ages of Empire-Old and New -- Preview -- Chapter 1 - Introduction and Summary -- Overview -- Introduction -- Methodology for our social science research -- European Colonization of Asia as template -- Eugenics -- Colonialism and the expansion of Empires -- Decolonization of Asia and Africa, 1945-1960 -- Africa in the Crosshairs of Old Colonial Empire -- Land-grabbing: myth and reality -- Mozambique: Still under threat -- Post colonialism -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 - On Colonial Empire: Theoretical Situatedness -- Overview -- Introduction -- The Problem with Contemporary Theorizing on Imperialism -- Capitalism and Colonial Empire -- Racialization, Resistance, and the multi-racial working class -- Capitalism and Colonial Empire -- Colonialism and Imperialism -- Geopolitics, war, and violence -- Cultural representations and subjectivity -- Global Strategies: US Imperial State and the MNC -- Military versus Economic Imperialist at the 'National Level' -- The Specificities of Extractive Imperialism in the Era of "Post Neo-Liberalism" -- Africa's Right Turn: The Co-Habitation of Extractive and Military Imperialism -- Capitalist Development, Class Struggle and Imperialism -- Imperialism in an Era of State-led Capitalist Development (1950-80) -- Imperialism and Capitalism in an Era of Neoliberal Globalization (1980-2000) -- Resistance and Collaboration by the colonized in an Era of Extractive Capitalism -- References -- Part II. Africa in the Old Colonial Age of Empire -- Preview -- Chapter 3 - The Cotton Empire of Slavery, Racism and Resistance -- Overview -- Introduction -- Slaves as Capital -- Irish and African Slaves in America -- Slaves Built American Capitalism.

Early Globalization and Slave Trade-The French Connection -- The Holocaust -- The Transatlantic (Triangle) Slave Trade -- African Enslavement and British Industrialization -- Slavery, Racism and After -- References -- Chapter 4 - Africa in the Old Empire of Territorial Colonization -- Overview -- Introduction -- European Colonization of Africa -- Causes of the scramble: Africa and global markets -- Britain's Involvement in Africa -- The growth of informal empire -- Partition of Africa -- The Europeans in North Africa -- The race for colonies in sub-Saharan Africa -- Colonization, Colonialism and Imperialism -- Nature of European Imperialism in Africa -- Patterns of European Imperial Expansion in Africa -- Colonial Experience -- The Colonial (Dis)Order -- African Societies and the Colonial Impact -- Concessionary Companies -- Chartered Companies -- Concession Companies -- Portuguese in Africa -- African Resistance to European Imperialism -- Armed Resistance -- Non-violent Anti-colonial Resistance -- Post-World War II Anticolonial Resistance -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 - Africa: Legacies of Old Colonial Age of Empire -- Overview -- Introduction -- The Basic Division -- European Development versus African Underdevelopment -- Colonial Economic Connection between Europe and Africa -- Economic Legacy of the Post- European Contact -- Effect on African Economy -- The Core -- The Periphery -- Core-Periphery Roots in Colonialism -- Core-Periphery in Conflict -- Colonial Tax in the Billions -- Colonial Boundaries and Intractable Conflicts -- Tensions abound - North, South, East and West -- Dispelling the pre-colonial harmony myth -- African Union efforts to find a solution -- Conflict Resolution -- Lack of Governmental Institutions, Skills, and Experience -- Colonialism and Religion -- Resistance, Decolonization and Independence.

Legacy of Varying Resistance to Colonialism and Imperialism -- The emergence of African leaders -- The formation of African independence movements -- The Factor of Pan-Africanism -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III. Africa in the New Colonial Age of Empire -- Preview -- Chapter 6 - Africa between Independence and Neocolonial Age of Empire -- Overview -- Introduction: Decolonization of Africa, 1945-1960 -- African National Independence -- Background to Independence on Neocolonial Ropes -- African Independence under Empire -- Between East and West: The Cold War in Africa -- The Cold War came to Africa, as Guinea gained its independence -- Foreign Interventions: France -- Elf Interest -- Scramble for Resources -- Foreign Interventions: Cuba -- Contradictions of Decolonization under Neocolonial Empire -- Africa: Independence or Neocolonialism? -- Imperialism, the Cold War, and the Contradictions of Decolonization -- References -- Chapter 7 - Africa in the Neoliberal Colonial Age of Empire -- Overview -- Introduction: Emergence of Neoliberalism as Ideology of Colonial Empire -- Neoliberalism triumphant -- Neoliberalism on the International Scene -- Dissecting Neoliberalism as Ideology of Colonial Empire -- Fallacies of Market Deregulation -- "Free market" program boosts world poverty -- IMF's role documented -- Free Trade or Fair Trade? -- The costs of trade liberalization in Africa -- The costs of financial liberalization -- The privatization of Africa -- Building a neoliberal State -- Path from structural adjustment to poverty "reduction" -- Conclusion -- Some African Responses to Brexit -- More Consequences of market deregulation in Africa -- African Union Agenda 2063 -- Deregulation of Markets and the State -- Spending or Cutting on Public Goods -- Cutting Expenditure for Social Services -- Conclusion -- References.

Chapter 8 - Africa in the Colonial Age of Neoliberal Globalization of Empire -- Overview -- Introduction -- Conceptual Dilemmas -- Summary of 8 Theories of Globalization -- Globalization and Imperialism -- Concepts of Imperialism -- Forward to the past! -- Finance capital and capital export -- Capitalist rationality and world poverty -- Capitalism and the nation state -- Neoliberal Globalization and Africa -- Africa's Pulse: Global Economic Weakness Continues to be a Drag on Africa's Economic Growth -- Production of higher growth in Africa -- Neoliberal Globalization and provision of better returns on investments -- Overview of the evolution of public/private debt -- The Fed destabilizes emerging market economies -- Neoliberal Globalization and growth-driven innovation in technology -- Globalization, Democracy and Human Rights in Africa Today -- Does Corporate Capitalism Destroy Democracy and Human Rights in Africa Today? -- Neoliberal Politics in Action -- Conclusion -- A patchwork -- The nation state -- Rising powers -- Semi-private goods -- Agricultural subsidies -- Bigger gains -- China -- Global rules -- Policy space -- Bibliography -- Part IV. Back to the Future and Exiting the Colonial Ages of Empire -- Preview -- Chapter 9 - Reprise, Summary, &amp -- Conclusion -- Overview -- Theoretical Reprise -- Historical Perspective -- Rise of Globalist Ideology -- Globalization Parabola -- The impetus of war -- Ebbs and flows -- Capitalist rationality and world poverty -- Capitalism and the nation state -- Global Imperial Instability -- Summary -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 - Which Way Africa-Towards Africa-Exit from Colonial Empire? -- Overview -- Introduction -- Revisiting Africa's Victimhood in Colonial Ages of Empire -- Highlight of British Free Trade as Imperialism in Africa -- Africans need true independence, not imperialist 'charity'.

Hypocrisy of Colonial Empire's "Charity" -- Labor Opportunism -- Operating Behind Enemy Lines -- Africa's Transition from Colonial Empire -- De-linking? -- Dependency Theory -- Wallerstein and the World-System Theory -- Amin's De-linking Strategy -- Past Consequences of De-linking -- Reverberations of Dependency Theory -- Alternative Solutions to de-linking? -- Practical Action Strategies for Social and Economic De-linking and Development -- Which Way Africa-Towards De-linking from Colonial Empire? -- For an African Workers' and Peasants' Democracy -- Concluding Africa in the Colonial Ages of Empire -- References -- Back cover.

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