The World and Africa An inquiry into the part which Africa has palyed in world history Du Bois, Burghardt W.E.

DuBois' work is a seminal accomplishment. This is a wonderful survey of the important, nay, vital role that Africa and African people have played in world history. DuBois gives the reader an intricate and thoroughgoing glimpse at how Africa and all of her resources - mineral, human, land - have shaped the destiny and laid the foundation for the modern world. A must read for the novice or specialist in African history and geopolitics. Further, the author shows how European economies have been bolstered at the expense of African people. In one chapter, "The Rape of Africa," the reader is given a chance to see how the colonial powers partitioned the continent to satisfy their own hegemonic and dastardly needs. This is an important work that should, no doubt, be a cornerstone of any Black Studies, Political Science, or World History class.