The ideological scramble for Africa : how the pursuit of anticolonial modernity shaped a postcolonial order, 1945-1966

The ideological scramble for Africa : how the pursuit of anticolonial modernity shaped a postcolonial order, 1945-1966 / Frank Gerits.

"After 1945 African nationalists were drawn into a battle for African hearts and minds. Rather than choose between East or West, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana promoted a vision of anticolonial modernity and competed with imperial, communist, and capitalist modernization schemes to prove the superiorit...

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Main Author: Gerits, Frank (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Nkrumah, Kwame, > 1909-1972 > Influence.
Nkrumah, Kwame, > 1909-1972 > Political and social views.
Nkrumah, Kwame, > 1909-1972
Since 1900
Decolonization > Africa > History > 20th century.
Postcolonialism > Africa > History > 20th century.
Pan-Africanism > History > 20th century.
World politics > 1945-1989.
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Cold War.
Decolonization
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Pan-Africanism
Political and social views
Politics and government
Postcolonialism
World politics
Africa.
Regional studies.
African history.
History.
Africa > Politics and government > 1945-1960.
Africa > Politics and government > 1960-
Africa
History
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Summary:"After 1945 African nationalists were drawn into a battle for African hearts and minds. Rather than choose between East or West, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana promoted a vision of anticolonial modernity and competed with imperial, communist, and capitalist modernization schemes to prove the superiority of his plan for postcolonial order"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 304 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501767920
1501767925
9781501767937
1501767933
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 01, 2023).

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