| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 250 pages) |
| Contents |
The call and preparation of the hero -- The early stages of the hero's quest -- Africa's future in England -- The hero returns -- Resistance and betrayal -- The Watson commission and the Coussey committee -- Independence: the end of the beginning and the beginning of the end |
| Summary |
This book is a new and innovative approach to writing a political biography and intellectual history. Ahmad A. Rahman provides a fresh perspective on Kwame Nkrumah, who led Ghana to become Africa's first sub-Saharan country to gain independence after World War II. Rahman analyzes Nkrumah's behavior through utilizing the epic hero patterns of Call, Quest, and Return. The scholarship is unique in its attention to Nkrumah's experiences in the United States, using recently declassified U.S. and British government documents. Nkrumah is portrayed as an epic hero who gained stature by overcoming enemies but who, like Africa's previous epic heroes, eventually lost his "throne" to increasingly stronger opponents |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972.
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| SUBJECT |
Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972 fast |
| Subject |
Presidents -- Ghana
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History -- Africa.
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Politics & government -- Africa.
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History.
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Politics and government
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Presidents
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| SUBJECT |
Ghana -- Politics and government -- 1957-1979. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054772
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| Subject |
Ghana
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780230603486 |
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0230603483 |
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9781403965691 |
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1403965692 |
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9781349529032 |
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1349529036 |
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