Zohran Mamdani is all set to win the New York Democratic mayoral primary polls. The 33-year-old soared to popularity with his social media campaigns that were earnest and spoke directly to New Yorkers about what he intended to do if he were to be elected as the mayor. Mamdani has promised to control rents, make New York’s buses free, carry out energy reforms, and increase taxes on the city’s wealthiest persons. In addition to these, he has also been a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause.
How might being the son of filmmaker Mira Nair and Ugandan academic Mahmood Mamdani have shaped his views? Many of us are already familiar with Mira Nair’s filmography. What about the mayoral candidate’s father’s works?
Born on April 23, 1946, Mahmood Mamdani is an Ugandan academic and author. He specialises in the study of African and international politics, colonialism and post‐colonialism, and the politics of knowledge production. Here are seven books by the scholar that explore the intersection between politics and culture, the history of civil war and genocide in Africa, the Cold War and the War on Terror, and the history and theory of human rights. (All information sourced from publishers.)
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