Manufacturing Hate
| Author | Milton Allimadi |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Social science |
| Published | June 2021 |
| Publisher | Kendall Hunt Publishing Company |
| Publication place | US |
| ISBN | 978-1792466472 |
Manufacturing Hate - How Africa Was Demonized in Western Media is a 2021 non-fiction book by Milton Allimadi.
The book documents the dehumanizing and racist writing by European and American authors and explorers and how they have been used to justify the colonization of Africa.
Synopsis
The book documents how writing that dehumanizes Africans and African countries is not accidental but a deliberate effort to justify the theft of resources and violence colonization of Black people.[1]
It covers over 2,000 years of writing, starting with Herodotus's writing circa 450 BC noting the constant fascination of Europeans with black skin colour.[2] The majority of the book focusses on European and US colonial activities in the 19th and 20th centuries.[2] It documents the self-promotional motivations of European travellers to Africa and their efforts to justify colonization.[2] It notes the European surprise at Ethiopian forces winning the Battle of Adwa.[2] The book focuses on narratives from The New York Times and its role in perpetuating racist coverage.[3]
The Albert N’Yanza Great Basin of the Nile (1866) by Samuel Baker and Heart of Darkness (1899) by Joseph Conrad are singled out for their negative characterization of Africans as "savages" which in turn were used to justify colonization.[4]
Critical reception
Randall Robinson praised the book for providing the evidence about the unkindness of western reporting about Africa.[5]
New Age described it as "excellent, well-written, concise".[2]
References
- ^ Jackson, Jannie (22 September 2021). "'The Demonization Was Meant to Pacify Readers to Accept the Brutality'". FAIR. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Glick, Ted (9 November 2021). "Western media demonisation of Africa". New Age. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Matogo, Philip (1 July 2021). "Book Review: Milton Allimadi's new book takes on Western Media". Nile Post. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Racist Stereotypes About Africa in the U.S. Media Have Long Driven the Rape and Plunder of the Continent—But Where is the Outcry?". CovertAction Magazine. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "New Book "Manufacturing Hate…" Alleges That Western Media Including the New York Times Demonized Africa". blacknews.com. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.