{"product_id":"decolonization-pierre-singaravlou-9781635421033","title":"Decolonization: Unsung Heroes of the Resistance","description":"\u003cb\u003eFull of gripping historical vignettes and evocative photographs, an accessible overview of the dynamic figures who resisted colonization, from India, Senegal, and Algeria to Vietnam, Kenya, and Congo.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecolonization started on the very first day of colonization.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the arrival of the Europeans, the peoples of Africa and Asia rose up. No one willingly accepts subjugation, but in order to one day regain freedom, you first and foremost need to stay alive. Faced with the Europeans' machine guns, the colonized hit back in other ways: from civil disobedience to communist revolution, by way of soccer and literature. It was a struggle marked by infinite patience and unlimited determination, fought by heroic men and women now largely unknown.\u003cbr\u003e Condensing a wealth of scholarly research into short, lively chapters, \u003ci\u003eDecolonization \u003c\/i\u003ebrings their extraordinary stories to light: \u003cbr\u003e Manikarnika Tambe, the Indian queen who led her troops into battle against the British;\u003cbr\u003e Mary Nyanjiru, the Kenyan activist who spearheaded a protest in Nairobi;\u003cbr\u003e Lamine Senghor, the Senegalese infantryman who became an anti-colonial militant in Paris;\u003cbr\u003e and many more.\u003cbr\u003e With them, a current of resistance swept the world, culminating in the independence of almost all the colonies in the 1960s. But at what price? In the atomic India of Indira Gandhi, in the Congo subjected to Mobutu's dictatorship, or in a London shaken by the rioting of young immigrants, we can see just how crucial it is that we understand and learn from this painful history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pierre Singaravélou, Karim Miské, Marc Ball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635421039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635421033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.91w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/10\/2022","brand":"Pierre Singaravélou","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44173275201791,"sku":"9781635421033","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7dd518b1-ac26-478f-b352-0432ed84868d.jpg?v=1689791925","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/decolonization-pierre-singaravlou-9781635421033","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}