How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

This book is remarkably thorough, informative, and critical in its analysis of the history of pre-colonial imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, and imperialism at large in Africa and African response throughout those eras. Written when it was written, We now know more about some of the topics discussed (re: the Soviet Union, China, and how those states developed) than was probably possible in the 70s. The introduction by Vincent Harding is also very beautifully written, and speaks to who Rodney was to his peers. Definitely recommend reading it in full, including the reading guides which include interesting commentary on lists of related books for each section.