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Autore |
Rahman Ahmad <1920-> |
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Titolo |
The Regime Change of Kwame Nkrumah : Epic Heroism in Africa and the Diaspora / / by A. Rahman |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-36346-4 |
9786611363468 |
0-230-60348-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2007.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (267 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Africa - History |
Africa - Politics and government |
Asia - History |
Political science |
African History |
African Politics |
Asian History |
Political Science |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Call and Preparation of the Hero; 2 The Early Stages of the Hero's Quest; 3 Africa's Future in England; 4 The Hero Returns; 5 Resistance and Betrayal; 6 The Watson Commission and the Coussey Committee; 7 Independence: The End of the Beginning and the Beginning of the End; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book tells the story of Kwame Nkrumah, the first post-colonial president of an independent African country. The book utilizes previously unpublished and recently declassified IS State Department documents to give an analysis and a chronology of Nkrumah's fall. The book is written for a general audience and for academic historians and students. |
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