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(This is one of the most controversial books to have come from an African author in the 1970s. Claude Ake s theme is that Africa is moving into a new historical era. Capitalism in Africa is on the way out. And revolutions against capitalism will increasingly be the order of the day. Ake sets out the reasons with relentless logic. African bourgeoisies are unable to liberate the productive forces of Africa from the restrictions of Western imperialism. Poverty abounds. Consciousness is becoming revolutionary. And every attempt to stem the tide through repression and ideological manipulation will be doomed to failure.)