Kwame Nkrumah and the dawn of the Cold War : the West African National Secretariat, 1945-48 / Marika Sherwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sherwood, Marika, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972.

Nkrumah, Kwame.

West African National Secretariat.

Nkrumah, Kwame,-1909-1972.

Africa, West--History--1884-1960.

Africa, West.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2019.

Summary:

The history of a Pan-Africanist movement based in Britain and its role in the Cold War in Africa.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Introduction

1. The 'Relevant' World, 1940-5

2. Campaigns for Independence, Unity and Pan-Africanism by Africans in the USA, UK and Africa, 1930s-1945

3. 1945: The Formation and Aims of WANS

4. WANS's Activities, 1946

5. WANS's Activities, 1947-8

6. Nkrumah's Activities, 1947-8

7. The Gold Coast, Nigeria and Francophone West Africa, 1945-8

8. The 'Relevant' World, 1945-8

9. Conclusion: The Cold War

Appendix: Publications by WANS and Its Members - Summaries

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78680-420-4

OCLC:

1096526959