A work of masterful scholarship and powerful feeling,The Failure of Grassroots Pan-Africanism traces the political history of a Pan-Africanist inspired non-aligned trade union federation, the All-African Trade Union Federation (AATUF). Set up in 1961, this federation's mission was to provide organizational impetus to the cause of the political unification of Africa's multitude of artificial, nonviable states. This thoroughly researched analysis establishes the multiple causes of the AATUF's tragic failure, and author Opoku Agyeman examines key players such as the sponsoring "radical-nationist" African political leaderships, the World Federation of Trade Unions, the American AFL-CIO and the CIA. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, few scholarly tasks are as urgent as exploring the creative options that exist for Africa's regeneration. Agyeman furthers this task in his examination of the appropriate modalities for forging collaboration between African states. No other book on Africa combines such strong scholarship with an uncompromising Pan-Africanist outlook.

Author Biography

Opoku Agyeman is professor of political science at Montclair State University. He has published extensively on African politics and Pan-Africanism.