![]() HEUA has been translated into four languages: Portuguese (1975), German (1980), Spanish (1982) and French (1986). ![]() It contained an introduction by Vincent Harding, William Strickland and Robert Hill that gave an apt overview of the life and work of the fallen hero. A year after Rodney’s assassination in 1980, a new edition was issued by Howard University Press. In East Africa, it has been kept in print continuously by two local publishing houses. A North American print by the Howard University Press came out in 1974. HEUA was published jointly by the Tanzania Publishing House (Dar es Salaam) and Bogle-L’Ouverture Publications (London) in 1972. The Zanzibari revolutionary AM Babu wrote the postscript. Rodney wrote HEUA while at the History Department of the University of Dar es Salaam. ![]() As such, it was a potent weapon in the struggle for social liberation, It inspired, educated and directed countless readers, young and old, from all walks of life, towards anti-imperialist, Pan-Africanist and socialistic perspectives and actions. ![]() Revolutionizing the rendition of the continent’s past and present through its methodology, substance and style, its impact was felt far beyond academia. ![]() Walter Rodney’s How Europe Underdeveloped Africa ( HEUA) is no doubt the 20th century’s most important and influential book on African history. ![]()
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