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The Political Legacy of Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana [electronic resource].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boateng, Charles Adom.
- Series:
- African Studies
- African Studies ; v.66
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ghana--Politics and government--1957-1979.
- Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972--Political and social views.
- Pan-Africanism.
- Ghana.
- Nkrumah, Kwame.
- Local Subjects:
- Ghana--Politics and government--1957-1979.
- Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972--Political and social views.
- Pan-Africanism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (206 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In addition to relevant biographical information and a careful contextualization, this study analyzes in depth the conceptual, theoretical, methodological, and ideological issues as they relate to Kwame Nkrumah's political thought and legacy.
- Contents:
- TItle Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: Introduction; The Significance of Nkrumah; Theories of Dependency and Modernization; Nkrumah's Charismatic Personality; Plan for the Study; Endnotes; Chapter Two: Frameworks for Understanding Nkrumah; Comparative Intellectual Tradition; Nkrumah's Notions of the Global Context/ Theory of Development; Nkrumah's Views Related to the National Political Responses to the Developmental Problem; Summary and Conclusion; Endnotes; Chapter Three: Ghana and Nkrumah
- Political and Social ConditionsEconomic Conditions; The Life and Career of Nkrumah; Nkrumah's Rise to Power; Sources of Influence; Endnotes; Chapter Four: Implementation; Domestic Policy; Foreign Policy; Evaluation of Nkrumah's Regime Performance; Endnotes; Chapter Five: The Volta River Project (VRP); The Background of the VRP; The Main Actors of the VRP; Costs and Benefits of the VRP; Dr. Gilbert White's Perceptions on the VRP; Conclusion; Endnotes; Chapter Six: The Problems Leading to Nkrumah's Decline; Internal Problems; External Problems; Summary and Conclusion
- Nkrumah, the Political TheoristNkrumah as a Policy-Maker; Summary Appraisal of Nkrumah's Significance; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index; African Studies
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-1193-3
- OCLC:
- 799770027
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