*** Foreword

*** Author Preface

** Chapter 1: What Is Anarchism?

*** What Anarchism is not

*** Origins of Anarcho-Syndicalism

** Chapter 2: Anarchism In History

** Chapter 3: Anarchistic Precedents in Africa

*** African Communalism

*** Stateless Societies in Africa

*** The Igbo

*** The Niger Delta Peoples

*** The Tallensi

*** Colonialism and the Incorporation of Africa into the World Capitalist Economy

*** The Impact of Incorporation

*** Class Formation in Post-Colonial Africa

*** African Socialism

*** Is There an African Anarchism?

** Chapter 4: The Development of Socialism in Africa

*** The Trade Union Movement and the Liberation Struggle in Africa

*** The Nigerian Labor Union Movement

*** The South African Labor Movement

*** The “Revolution” in Guinea

*** The Awareness League: an African Anarchist Movement

** Chapter 5: The Failure of Socialism in Africa

*** State Capitalism and Instability

*** The Military Factor

*** Political Corruption and Social Instability: Case Studies of Ghana and Nigeria

*** Structural Adjustment, Electoralism and Africa’s Future

*** The Human Rights Question

** Chapter 6: Obstacles to the Development of Anarchism in Africa

*** Colonial Education

*** The Legal System

*** The Military Class and the Status Quo

*** Ethnic Versus Class Consciousness

*** Religious and Cultural Factors

*** International Solidarity

** Chapter 7: Anarchism’s Future in Africa

*** Anarchism in a World Context

*** The African Condition

*** Anarchism and the National Question in Africa

*** Anarchism — The Way Forward for Africa

** Bibliography