Ce livre sur le professeur Samir Amin retrace Ă partir de notes biographiques ses origines familiales, son itinĂ©raire intellectuel, ses combats politiques ainsi que ses expĂ©riences dans lâĂ©laboration de politiques Ă©conomiques en Egypte, au Mali et dans plusieurs autres pays. Sa dĂ©couverte prĂ©coce au LycĂ©e du marxisme et du matĂ©rialisme historique, comme outil dâanalyse scientifique de lâhistoire des sociĂ©tĂ©s humaines, forme la base fondamentale qui a structurĂ© sa pensĂ©e, orientĂ© son Ćuvre et influencĂ© son action sa vie durant. Ce livre souligne Ă©galement lâapport inestimable du Professeur Samir Amin Ă la lutte contre le capitalisme grĂące Ă son combat inlassable pour dĂ©construire les concepts destinĂ©s Ă masquer la vraie nature du capitalisme historique, Ă savoir la poursuite effrĂ©nĂ©e de lâaccumulation par la dĂ©possession des pays et peuples dominĂ©s. A travers une sĂ©rie dâentretiens avec le Professeur Samir Amin, dĂ©filent un panorama saisissant de toutes les grandes idĂ©es qui ont Ă©tĂ© au cĆur de son combat intellectuel et politique au cours du demi-siĂšcle Ă©coulĂ©.
Lâauteur donne aussi une sĂ©lection de textes, dont certains inĂ©dits, mais Ă©galement une bibliographie aussi exhaustive que possible avec tous les Ă©crits publiĂ©s en français Ă ce jour par le Professeur Samir Amin. Cette Ćuvre prodigieuse et variĂ©e est destinĂ©e Ă une audience trĂšs large : Ă©tudiants, chercheurs, enseignants, leaders politiques et simples citoyens soucieux dâapprendre davantage sur le phĂ©nomĂšne de la mondialisation et son impact sur les pays dits « sous-dĂ©veloppĂ©s ».
This book on Professor Samir Amin retraces his family origins, intellectual itinerary, political struggles as well as his experience in economic policy formulation in Egypt, Mali and many other countries. The fundamentals which shaped Samir Aminâs thinking, directed his life-long work and influenced his action spawned from his early discovery in high school of Marxism and Historical Materialism, used as a scientific analysis of the history of human societies. This book also highlights Samir Aminâs invaluable contribution to the struggle against capitalism through his indefatigable fight to deconstruct the concepts that are used to disguise the true face of historical capitalism, which is nothing but an unabashed pursuit for accumulation and dispossession of dominated countries and peoples.
Through a series of interviews with Samir Amin, the author unravels the poignant and great ideas which have been at the heart of his intellectual and political fight for the last half century. The author also provides a selection of texts which includes an exhaustive bibliography, with all published writings of Samir Amin in French. This rich work is meant for a large readership â students, researchers, teachers, political leaders and citizens who are interested in the phenomenon of globalisation and its impact on the so-called âunder-developed countries.
Demba Moussa DembĂ©lĂ© is an economist/researcher and Director of the African Forum for Alternatives. He was one of the main organisers of the 2011 World Social Forum held in Dakar, Senegal. DembĂ©lĂ© is the co-author of LâAfrique rĂ©pond Ă Sarkozy. Contre le discours de Dakar (2008) and 50 ans aprĂšs, quelle indĂ©pendance pour lâAfrique? (2010) both published by Editions Philippe Rey, Paris.
ISBN: 978 286978 487 1
CODESRIA 2011