The book emphasizes the importance of transparency and honesty in leadership and governance. It advocates for exposing the truth and confronting challenges openly, rather than masking failures or presenting false narratives. The principles outlined reflect a commitment to integrity and accountability, urging leaders to communicate authentically with the people they serve. Through the lens of Amílcar Cabral's philosophy, it explores the moral responsibilities of leaders in fostering trust and empowerment within communities.
This edition features the first English translation of significant writings by Amilcar Cabral, a key revolutionary leader. The works delve into themes of liberation, identity, and the struggle against colonialism, offering insights into Cabral's political philosophy and vision for a free Africa. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of his contributions to revolutionary thought and the broader context of anti-colonial movements.
""For us," said Amilcar Cabral, "freedom is an act of culture." Guided by the concrete realities of his people, he called for a Return to the Source, a process of decolonization through "re-Africanization." With a system of thought rooted in an African reading of Marx, Cabral was a deep-thinking revolutionary who applied the principles of decolonization as a dialectic task, and in so doing became one of the world's most profoundly influential and effective theoreticians of anti-imperialist struggle. He translated abstract theories into agile praxis and in under just ten years steered the liberation of three-quarters of the countryside of Guinea Bissau from Portuguese colonial domination. Cabral and his fellow Pan-African movement leaders catalyzed and fortified a militant wave of liberation struggles beginning in Angola, moving through Cabral's homelands of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde, and culminating in Mozambique and beyond. As a new imperialism has taken hold the world over, many have once more hearkened back to Return to the Source, and this time, our source of inspiration is Cabral himself. First published in 1973, this new edition has been expanded to include important texts from 'Revolution in Guinea' to 'Our People Are Our Mountains,' along with the principal speeches -revised and corrected - Cabral delivered during visits to the United States in the final years before his assassination in 1973"
"These two essays deal with the question of culture and emancipation. The essay by Cabral, written in 1972, deals with the importance of culture in a pre-independence or liberation movements. Cabral argues that "The liberation struggle which is the most complex expression of the people's cultural vigour, of its identity and of its dignity, enriches culture and opens up new prospects for its development." The second essay by Wamba dia Wamba, deals with the necessity to consider culture in the popular democratic practices of the Mbongi and the Palaver, drawing on historical traditions of the Congo. Both essays demonstrate the dialectical thinking."-- Provided by publisher
Amilcar Cabral's long and arduous campaign for the liberation of Portuguese-
dominated Africa is explored in this compilation of his most influential
speeches and writings.
