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| Claim No Easy Victories: The Legacy of Amilcar Cabral |
edited by Firoze Manji & Bill Fletcher
2013
marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Amilcar Cabral,
revolutionary, poet, liberation philosopher, and leader of the independence
movement of Guinea Bissau and Cap Verde. Cabral's influence stretched well
beyond the shores of West Africa. He had a profound influence on the
pan-Africanist movement and the black liberation movement in the US. In this
unique collection of essays contemporary thinkers from across Africa and internationally
commemorate the anniversary of Cabral’s assassination.
They reflect on the
legacy of this extraordinary individual and his relevance to contemporary
struggles for self-determination and emancipation. The book serves both as an
introduction, or reintroduction, to one whom global capitalism would rather see
forgotten. Understanding Cabral sheds light on the necessity of grounding
radical change in the creation of theory based on the actual conditions within
which a movement is attempting to develop. Cabral’s theoretical ideas and
revolutionary practice of building popular movements for liberation are
assessed by each of the authors as critically relevant today. His well-known
phrase “Claim no easy victories” resonates today no less than it did during his
lifetime. The volume comprises sections on Cabral’s legacy; reflections on the
relevance of his ideas; Cabral and the emancipation of women; Cabral and the
pan-Africanists; culture and education; and Cabral’s contribution to African
American struggles. A selected bibliography provides an overview of Cabral’s
writings and of writings about Cabral.
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS Senai Abraha •
Makungu M. Akinyela • Kali Akuno • Samir Amin • David Austin • Ajamu Baraka •
Jesse Benjamin • Angela Davis • Demba Moussa Dembélé • Jacques Depelchin •
Mustafah Dhada • Jean-Pierre Diouf • Miguel de Barros •Aziz Fall • Grant Farred
• Bill Fletcher Jr • Mireille Fanon-Mendès France • Hashim Gibril • Nigel C.
Gibson • Patricia Godinho Gomes • Lewis Gordon • Adrian Harewood • Augusta
Henriques • Wangui Kimari • Redy Wilson Lima • Ameth Lo • Richard A. Lobban, Jr
• Filomeno Lopes • Brandon Lundy • Firoze Manji • Perry Mars • Bill Minter •
Explo Nani-Kofi • Barney Pityana • Maria Poblet • Reiland Rabaka • Asha Rodney
• Patricia Rodney • Carlos Schwarz • Helmi Sharawy • Olúfémi Táíwò • Walter
Turner • Stephanie Urdang • Chris Webb • Nigel Westmaas • Amrit Wilson
