Europe and the Roots of African Underdevelopment

The revolutionary contribution that Walter Rodney made to the study of African history is that he identified Europe as the major force behind African underdevelopment. To what extent and for what reasons would you agree with Rodney’s argument that the roots of African underdevelopment are to be traced to Europe’s involvement in the political, economic and cultural affairs of Africa? Your response should be based on material between pages 95-146 (Chapter 4) of Walter Rodney’s How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, 1982. Howard University Press: Washington D.C.