In “Self-Determination in Disputed Colonial Territories,” Jamie Trinidad presents a brilliant and succinct analysis of colonial self-determination in territories subject to a territorial dispute or that deviate from the normative framework of colonial self-determination. The book begins with a thorough analysis of Paragraph 6 of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial CountriesContinueContinue reading “Review: “Self-Determination in Disputed Colonial Territories” – Jamie Trinidad”
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Review: “Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law” – Antony Anghie
Antony Anghie’s “Imperialism, Sovereignty, and the Making of International Law” is a seminal work that delves into the colonial origins of international law. His research uncovers the historical evolution of international law and illuminates its present-day implications, particularly its role in perpetuating colonial and neo-colonial relations with the Third World. Anghie’s analysis, tracing back toContinueContinue reading “Review: “Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law” – Antony Anghie”
Review: “And the Poor Get Children: Radical Perspectives on Population Dynamics” – ed. Karen Michaelson
And the Poor Get Children: Radical Perspectives on Population Dynamics, edited by Karen Michaelson and published by Monthly Review, offers a radical critique of orthodox economics and overpopulation theories. The essays in this book confront neo-Malthusianism head-on, similar to what the famous Brazilian doctor and scientist Josué de Castro did in his brilliant book TheContinueContinue reading “Review: “And the Poor Get Children: Radical Perspectives on Population Dynamics” – ed. Karen Michaelson”
Review: “One-Party Government in the Ivory Coast” – Aristide R. Zolberg
My expectations were not high when I first started to read Aristide R. Zolberg’s “One-Party Government in the Ivory Coast.” Princeton University Press published the book in 1969. Every book I have ever read about Africa—or any subject—that an Ivy League university published during decolonization and the Cold War has been a disappointment. However, theContinueContinue reading “Review: “One-Party Government in the Ivory Coast” – Aristide R. Zolberg”
(OLDIE!) Review: “Sir George Goldie and the Making of Nigeria” – J. E. Flint
(This is an OLDIE – an old review from years ago! My views and opinions might have changed since then.) This book is a political biography of one of the most important and least known British colonialists, George Goldie.Born into a wealthy Manx family, Goldie “revived the chartered company as a method of acquiring andContinueContinue reading “(OLDIE!) Review: “Sir George Goldie and the Making of Nigeria” – J. E. Flint”
(OLDIE!) Review: “A History of Niger, 1850-1960” – Finn Fuglestad
(This is an OLDIE – an old review from years ago! My views and opinions might have changed since then.) A better title for Finn Fuglestad’s “A History of Niger: 1850-1960” would be “Niger: The French Weren’t That Bad,” since the Fuglestad’s seems intent on whitewashing French colonialism in Africa.An example of this pro-French biasContinueContinue reading “(OLDIE!) Review: “A History of Niger, 1850-1960” – Finn Fuglestad”
Review: “Third World Colonialism and Strategies of Liberation: Eritrea and East Timor Compared” – Awet Tewelde Weldemichael
Professor Awet Tewelde Weldemichael’s “Third World Colonialism and Strategies of Liberation: Eritrea and East Timor Compared” offers an excellent and unique analysis of Third World ‘secondary colonialism’ — when former colonial territories, namely Ethiopia and Indonesia, become themselves the colonizers, in this case of Eritrea and East Timor, respectively. Weldemichael’s primary object of investigation isContinueContinue reading “Review: “Third World Colonialism and Strategies of Liberation: Eritrea and East Timor Compared” – Awet Tewelde Weldemichael”
T. J. Petrowski 