Independent Africa: the first generation of nation builders
"Independent Africa explores Africa's political economy in the first two full decades of independence through the joint projects of nation-building, economic development, and international relations. Drawing on the political careers of four heads of states: Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Ahmed Sé...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Bloomington
Indiana University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ National consciousness
/ Politics
/ Economy
/ History 1900-2000
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| Further subjects: | B
Africa
Politics and government 1960-
B Nationalism (Africa) B Africa Economic conditions 1960- B Africa-Economic conditions-1960- B Nationalism-Africa B Africa-Politics and government-1960- |
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| Summary: | "Independent Africa explores Africa's political economy in the first two full decades of independence through the joint projects of nation-building, economic development, and international relations. Drawing on the political careers of four heads of states: Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Ahmed Sékou Touré of Guinea, Léopold Sédar Senghor, and Julius Kambarage Nyerere of Tanzania, Independent Africa engages four major themes: what does it mean to construct an African nation-state and what should an African nation-state look like; how does one grow a tropical economy emerging from European colonialism; how to explore an indigenous model of economic development, a "third way," in the context of a Cold War that had divided the world into two camps; and how to leverage internal resources and external opportunities to diversify agricultural economics and industrialize. Combining aspects of history, economics, and political science, Independent Africa examines the important connections between the first generation of African leaders, and the shared ideas that informed their endeavors at nation-building and worldmaking"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 342 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 0253066662 |