This is an intellectual memoir at its finest, combining. Zeleza's commitment to scholarly rigor, public intellectualism, and solid record of institution building. It traces his rich journey into African economic history and diaspora studies, and his immense contribution to the study of and leader in higher education. A must read for his peers and the younger generations of scholars. Zeleza is an Afropolitan par excellence!' Salah M. Hassan, Chancellor, Global Studies University, and Dean, The Africa Institute, Sharjah, UAE... If you've ever wondered what an autobiography by someone who is one of Africa's most outstanding historians reads and feels like, Paul Tiyambe Zeleza's masterful work is it. His odyssey through life unfolds as that of the quintessential 'Afropolitan'-at home and thriving as an academic and global citizen. It is also the story of a Pan-African building a life and family. John Githongo, Publisher of The Elephant and Chair of the Transparency International, International Council, Nairobi, Kenya... In this memoir, Zeleza sketches for his reader a vibrant and vivacious intellectual life, tracing its origins to the schools of colonial and newly independent Southern Africa, and its blossoming through an academic career in Britain, Jamaica, Canada, the US and Kenya. He draws us in with imaginative prose, showcasing an Afropolitanism that unsettles and transcends scholarly, institutional and geopolitical borders. Adia Benton is a cultural and medical anthropologist and an Associate Professor at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois... This is the eminently readable and insightful memoir of one of Africa's most prolific and well-travelled intellectuals. It is a crowning achievement that traces over four decades of energetic intellectual engagement, both on the continent of Africa and across the American Diaspora, offering profound insights into decolonization, globalization and the challenges of higher education. Amina Mama, Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Womens Studies, University of California, Davis.
