About the Author

Osumaka Likaka is associate professor of history at Wayne State University. He is author of Rural Society and Cotton in Colonial Zaire, also published by the University of Wisconsin Press.

Reviews

Matcho Kali: Angry Eyes."" Simba Bulaya: ""Europe's Lion."" - African names for European colonizers ""This innovative work offers rare access to African perceptions and interpretations of colonialism. Based on thorough research and creative analysis, Likaka's book will have widespread scholarly and classroom appeal."" - Thomas Spear, series editor and professor emeritus of African history at the University of Wisconsin - Madison