Overview
- Analyzes the influence of Nkrumaism on African politics and liberation movements and on the Ghanaian state
- Considers Accra as a transnational node for African nationalist parties and the spread of Nkrumaism
- Appeals to scholars of Ghanaian history, Pan-Africanism, African nationalism, African liberation movements, and Cold War politics
Part of the book series: African Histories and Modernities (AHAM)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Keywords
- Nkrumah
- President Kwame Nkrumah
- history of Ghana
- socialist policies in West Africa
- Pan-Africanist foreign policy
- Ghanaian history
- Pan-Africanism
- African nationalism
- African liberation movements
- Nkrumah and Padmore
- 1945 Pan-African conference
- George Padmore
- the Bureau of African Affairs
- the African Affairs Centre
- Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute of Winneba
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Reviews
“Fifty years after the coup that overthrew Kwame Nkrumah, historians are slowly putting together a more considered understanding of the man and his policies. This book adds much that is new to that effort. Closely argued and fluently written, this is a first class contribution to a most timely and important topic.” (Tom McCaskie, Professor of African History, SOAS London University, UK)
“Anyone interested in African liberation movements should read this illuminating study. Though much of what Nkrumah sought was not achieved, Grilli argues convincingly for Nkrumah’s significant influence.” (Christopher Saunders, Professor Emeritus, University of Cape Town, South Africa)
“Anchored in new oral and archival research and a critical rereading of earlier scholarship, this innovative study shows how Nkrumah’s Ghana became a key international player in African decolonization and a hub for liberation movements. An important contribution to our understanding of the recent African past.” (Elizabeth Schmidt, Professor of History, Loyola University Maryland, USA)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nkrumaism and African Nationalism
Book Subtitle: Ghana’s Pan-African Foreign Policy in the Age of Decolonization
Authors: Matteo Grilli
Series Title: African Histories and Modernities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91325-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-91324-7Published: 20 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08225-3Published: 08 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-91325-4Published: 06 August 2018
Series ISSN: 2634-5773
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5781
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 366
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Sub-Saharan Africa, African Politics, Imperialism and Colonialism