Synopses & Reviews
Samir Amin, one of the twentieth century's leading radical intellectuals, has lived his personal and political life at the intersection of various cultures and international progressive currents - from Egypt to France to West Africa, from communism to national-liberation socialism, Maoism and finally a mature anti-imperialism. His memoirs are not only a fascinating personal narrative but a penetrating historical-political analysis, as well as an introduction to his most important theoretical contributions. They offer a unique vantage point for observing the operations of global capitalism and the evolution, crises and potentialities of radical movements, especially in the third world. This book will be invaluable not only to readers interested in Amin's profoundly influential work or in the history of the global left but to anyone concerned with today's worldwide struggles against capitalist globalization.
Synopsis
A political autobiography from one of the 20th Century's most prominent radical intellectuals that also serves as a primer on Samir Amin's influential theory and historical-political analysis. This memoir provides an insight into how radical movements have evolved in response to global capitalism since the 1940s.
About the Author
Samir Amin is director of the Third World Forum, based in Senegal, and Chair of the World Forum for Alternatives. His numerous books include The People's Spring: the Future of the Arab Revolutions, The Liberal Virus: Permanent War and the Americanization of the World, Accumulation on a World Scale and Unequal Development.
Table of Contents
1. Childhood
2. A Student in Paris
3. Cairo, 1957-1960
4. Parisian Interlude, January-September 1960
5. Bamako, 1960-1963
6. Professor of Political Economy, 1963-1970
7. The Political Context, 1960-1998
8. Director of the Institute for Economic Planning and Development (IDEP), 1970-1980
9. The Third World Forum
10. Towards a Common Front of the World's Peoples?