An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

100. Decolonising Africa

September 23, 2021

Description

Writer and critic Tomiwa Owolade joins Dominic and Tom to discuss the pan-African movement and the varying ways in which African states became independent from their European colonisers during the...
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Books Referenced

The Wretched of the Earth

Author: Frantz Fanon

Context:

Mentioned as one of the great foundational texts when discussing Fanon as a remarkable writer and influential figure in decolonization

Heart of Darkness

Author: Joseph Conrad

Context:

Described as Joseph Conrad's famous novella, with the character Kurtz being based upon King Leopold II of Belgium and his brutal rule of Congo

The Prince

Author: Machiavelli

Context:

Mentioned as Mobutu's favorite book, which he could apparently recite large passages from, in the discussion of post-colonial African dictators