{"product_id":"secure-the-base","title":"Secure the Base \/\/ Making Africa Visible in the Globe (Pre-order, Aug 5 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive collection of Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's nonfiction, spanning lectures and texts on colonialism, labor and political struggles, and the legacies of slavery.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more than sixty years, Ngũgĩ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewa Thiong'o has been fearlessly writing about the questions, challenges, histories, and futures of Africans, particularly those of his homeland, Kenya. In his work, which has included plays, novels, and essays, Ngũgĩ narrates the injustice of colonial violence and the dictatorial betrayal of decolonization, the fight for freedom and subsequent incarceration, and the aspiration toward economic equality in the face of gross inequality. With both hope and disappointment, he questions the role of language in both the organization of power structures and the pursuit of autonomy and self-expression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNgũgĩ's fiction has been met with wide acclaim, but his nonfiction work, while equally brilliant, is more difficult to find.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecure the Base\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echanges this by bringing together for the first time essays spanning nearly three decades. Originating as disparate lectures and texts, this complete volume will remind readers anew of Ngũgĩ's power and importance. Written in a personal and accessible style, the book covers a range of issues, including the role of the intellectual, the place of Asia in Africa, labor and political struggles in an era of rampant capitalism, and the legacies of slavery and prospects for peace. At a time when Africa looms large in our discussions of globalization,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecure the Base\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis mandatory reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNgũgĩ wa Thiong'o\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a leading African writer and scholar. He is currently distinguished professor of English and comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of many novels, short stories, essays, a memoir, and several plays. In 2001, he received the prestigious Nonino International Prize for Literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: August 05, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 128\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781803096988\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.6 inches | 1.0 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ngugi wa Thiong'o","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order, Aug 5 2026) Paperback","offer_id":48955517829355,"sku":"9781803096988","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781803096988.jpg?v=1782679957","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/secure-the-base","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}