South Africa in history’s struggle
Kevin Cox’s NLR essay on South Africa claims to correct liberal and culturalist accounts through historical materialism. But it reproduces the very epistemic and analytical failures it sets out to overcome.
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Vijay Prashad
Vijay Prashad is the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. His most recent books are (with Grieve Chelwa) How the International Monetary Fund Suffocates Africa (Inkani Books, 2026) and Hindustan Bhi Mera Hai (LeftWord, 2026).