Cold War and decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958 / Elizabeth Schmidt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmidt, Elizabeth, 1955-

Series:

Western African studies.

Western African studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decolonization--Guinea.

Decolonization.

Guinea--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Guinea.

Guinea--Politics and government.

Rassemblement démocratique africain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 p.)

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In September 1958, Guinea claimed its independence, rejecting a constitution that would have relegated it to junior partnership in the French Community. In all the French empire, Guinea was the only territory to vote "No." Orchestrating the "No" vote was the Guinean branch of the Rassemblement Démocratique Africain (RDA), an alliance of political parties with affiliates in French West and Equatorial Africa and the United Nations trusts of Togo and Cameroon. Although Guinea's stance vis-à-vis the 1958 constitution has been recognized as unique, until now the historical roots of this phenomenon

Contents:

Illustrations; Abbreviations; French Colonial Officials (1944-59); Maps; Introduction; One: Reformed Imperialism and the Onset of the Cold War, 1945-50; Two: The Break with the PCF and Dissension within the Ranks, 1950-53; Three: The Fraudulent Elections of 1954 and the Resurgence of the RDA, 1954-55; Four: The RDA's Rise to Power and Local Self-Government, 1956-57; Five: The Renaissance of the Left: From Autonomy to Independence, 1956-58; Six: Defiance and Retribution: The Referendum and Its Aftermath, 1958-60; Conclusion and Postscript; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-292) and index.

ISBN:

9780821442562

0821442562

OCLC:

887504013