![]() ![]() This is a hard lesson that has nothing to do with revolutionary verbalism. ![]() The penalties of guerilla warfare can be accepted, can be justified, only when they are suffered as part of a necessary self-defence. "Genuine revolts against an established order begin with necessity.What can be learned from the movement of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)? From Davidson: It is more of a travel diary and set of reflections, supported with documents and quotes from the leaders of the struggle. The book is not a history, nor it is an analysis of deconolization (as Fanon has done ). The book, "No Fist is Big Enough to Hide the Sky: The Liberation of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, 1963-74" (1969, with additions in 1981) by Basil Davidson, offers insight into the struggle against Portuguese colonialism, and anti-colonial struggles generally. Basil Davidson brings first-hand experience of that struggle, for which he was praised by none other than Amilcar Cabral himself in the Preface. Decolonization struggles against the Portuguese are often thought about as Angola and Mozambique, far less does one hear about Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde. ![]()
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