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{{Infobox person|name=Walter Rodney|death_date=13 June 1980|birth_date=23 March 1942|birth_place=Georgetown, [[British Guiana (1831–1966)|British Guiana]]|death_place=Georgetown, [[Guyana]]|death_cause=Assassination by bomb}} | {{Infobox person|name=Walter Rodney|death_date=13 June 1980|birth_date=23 March 1942|birth_place=Georgetown, [[British Guiana (1831–1966)|British Guiana]]|death_place=Georgetown, [[Guyana]]|death_cause=Assassination by bomb}} | ||
'''Walter Rodney''' was a Guyanese | '''Walter Rodney''' was a Guyanese [[Marxism|Marxist]] and [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]]. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
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== Career == | == Career == | ||
Rodney began teaching as a professor in [[United Republic of Tanzania|Tanzania]] in 1966. He left in 1967 and returned for five years in 1969. His work ''A View from the Third World'' describes many liberal criticisms of the [[Soviet Union]] as [[Idealism|idealist]] or un-[[Materialism|materialist]].<ref name=":0" /> | Rodney began teaching as a professor in [[United Republic of Tanzania|Tanzania]] in 1966. He left in 1967 for Jamaica and returned to Tanzania for five years in 1969. His work ''A View from the Third World'' describes many liberal criticisms of the [[Soviet Union]] as [[Idealism|idealist]] or un-[[Materialism|materialist]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Anti-imperialists]] | [[Category:Anti-imperialists]] | ||
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[[Category:Marxists]] | |||
Revision as of 23:35, 5 August 2022
Walter Rodney | |
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| Born | 23 March 1942 Georgetown, British Guiana |
| Died | 13 June 1980 Georgetown, Guyana |
| Cause of death | Assassination by bomb |
Walter Rodney was a Guyanese Marxist and anti-imperialist.
Early life
Rodney attended university in Jamaica and the United Kingdom and graduated in 1966 with a doctorate in history from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. While in London, he organized a Marxist study group that met once a week.[1]
Career
Rodney began teaching as a professor in Tanzania in 1966. He left in 1967 for Jamaica and returned to Tanzania for five years in 1969. His work A View from the Third World describes many liberal criticisms of the Soviet Union as idealist or un-materialist.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Curry Malott, Elgin Bailey (2022-08-01). "Walter Rodney: A people’s professor" Liberation School. Retrieved 2022-08-05.