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Scholarship worth reading. Organised by research area.

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Essential reading across African civilizations, colonial encounter, intellectual history, and the ongoing work of decolonization.

Africa in History — Basil Davidson
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa — Walter Rodney
Decolonising the Mind — Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
The Wretched of the Earth — Frantz Fanon
Africa Must Unite — Kwame Nkrumah
A History of Africa — J.D. Fage
King Leopold's Ghost — Adam Hochschild
The Scramble for Africa — Thomas Pakenham
The Black Jacobins — C.L.R. James

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Note - These titles are presented as recommended reading aligned with the Institute’s research areas. They are not published by Mikaelson Institute for African Studies. The Institute’s own publications will appear here as the collection develops.

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