| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
New African histories
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New African histories series.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Decolonization and the Pan-African nation -- The world of Kwame Nkrumah : Pan-Africanism, empire, and the Gold Coast in global perspective -- From the Gold Coast to Ghana : modernization and the politics of Pan-African nation-building -- A new type of citizen : youth and the making of Pan-African citizenship -- "Work and happiness for all" : productivity and the political economy of Pan-African revolution -- Working for the revolution : gender, secrecy, and security in the Pan-African state -- Negotiating Nkrumahism : belonging, uncertainty, and the Pan-African one-party state -- Conclusion: "Forward ever, backward never." |
| Summary |
In the 1950s, Ghana, under the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah and the Convention People's Party, drew the world's attention as anticolonial activists, intellectuals, and politicians looked to it as a model for Africa's postcolonial future. Nkrumah was a visionary, a statesman, and one of the key makers of contemporary Africa. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972 -- Influence.
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Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972. |
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Ghana -- Politics and government -- 1957-1979.
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Ghana. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1957-1979 |
| Subject |
Ghana -- Politics and government -- 1979-2001.
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| Chronological Term |
1979-2001 |
| Subject |
Decolonization -- Ghana.
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Pan-Africanism.
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Pan-Africanism. |
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Decolonization. |
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HISTORY -- Africa -- West. |
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) |
| Chronological Term |
1957-2001 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ahlman, Jeffrey S., 1982- Living with Nkrumahism. Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2017 9780821422922 (DLC) 2017036212 (OCoLC)982091666 |
| ISBN |
9780821446157 (electronic book) |
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0821446150 (electronic book) |
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9780821422922 |
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0821422928 |
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9780821422939 |
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0821422936 |
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0821446150 |
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