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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.