Publisher's Synopsis
A wide ranging collection of essays depicting the contributions of thirty eight prominent political thinkers and cultural pioneers from the world's non-European majority. The profiles, spanning 250 years draw on a variety of sources, and include the thoughts and visions of leading figures such as Bob Marley, Mao Zedong, Paul Robeson, Martin Luther King, Ghandi, Jinnah Nehru, Kwame Nkrumah, Toussaint L'Ouverture and Steve Biko.
