Ala’a Shehabi
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
Shehabi presents Walter Rodney’s 1972 book ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa’ that describes how Africa was deliberately exploited and underdeveloped by European colonial regimes.
Ala’a Shehabi talking to Bartlett Alternative on Walter Rodney’s 1972 book ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa’ (Photo credit S. Lever, 2022)
Underdevelopment is not defined by a lack of resources but an uneven and, he argued, unjust distribution of the wealth of those resources. One of Walter Rodney’s main arguments throughout the book is that Africa developed Europe at the same rate as Europe underdeveloped Africa.
Front cover of Walter Rodney’s 1972 book ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa’ (Photo credit Pambazuka Press)
WHO
Name Ala’a Shehabi (she/her)
Role Staff
Department The Bartlett School for Sustainable Construction
Credits
Film: Sarah Lever
Post Editing: Sarah Lever and Isaac Nanabeyin Simpson
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