The Nigerian Challenge By Edwin Madunagu To avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, socialists have to learn from history. This pamphlet, written nearly 40 years ago provides important insights to Nigerian history and the challenges that socialists faced then and now. How do we grow so that we are better able to influence developments […]
Post Independence Growth, The Lost Decades and Africa Rising
The Economic History of Sub-Saharan Africa By Biodun Olamosu & Drew Povey Sub-Saharan Africa is huge. Its area is larger than that of China, USA and India combined or five times that of the 28 countries of the European Union. Its population, at nearly 900 million, is also getting on for twice as much as […]
Women in Twentieth Century Africa
By Iris Berger (2016) Cambridge University Press. A book review by Tina Ndi Africa provides examples of some of the most horrific rape, violence and oppression suffered by women. But also of great hope in terms of the collective struggle by women, supported by some men, to build a new society where women and men […]
Socialists in The Trade Unions
By Alex Callinicos Millions of people belong to trade unions and they remain the best form of defence for working people. But can we fully realise that strength?The national leadership of the NLC called off the national general strike planned for 28th September 2020 at the last minute. It also suspended the general strike in […]
MASS STRIKES IN NIGERIA: 2000-2016
Struggling Against Neoliberal Hegemony By Femi Aborisade & Drew povey While workers movements have been largely phased out and considered out-dated in most parts of the world during the 1990s, the 21st century has seen a surge in new and unprecedented forms of strikes and workers organisations. One of the most important aspects that will […]
A NEW PHASE OF AFRICAN LIBERATION
Socialism From Below WHY are so MANY Africans poor? Why do so many die from hunger and disease? Why do so many face a bleak future? The facts are stark. Across Africa, every year, at least 35 million people, including an estimated 17 to 21 million children, face serious food shortages. These crises are not […]
The Fight for Women’s Rights
A Rebel’s Guide to Malcolm x
By Anthony Hamilton Malcolm X was an inspirational speaker, an activist and a revolutionary. He was born into poverty in 1925 in the US and his early life was shaped by racist violence: his home was firebombed when he was four and when he was six his father was found dead, probably killed by the […]
Interviews With ‘The People’s Pedagogue’ Omotoye Olorode
This pamphlet contains three interviews with Prof. Omotoye Olorode April/May 2020 Click the link below to download https://ivavalleybooks.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/
A Rebel’s Guide to Trosky
Leon Trotsky was a central figure in the decisive event of the 20th century, the Russian Revolution of 1917. This is a short, accessible introduction to Trotsky’s life and ideas.