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Author Sherwood, Marika, author.

Title Kwame Nkrumah and the dawn of the Cold War : the West African national secretariat, 1945-48 / Marika Sherwood
Published London : Pluto Press, 2019
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Contents Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. The 'Relevant' World, 1940-5; 2. Campaigns for Independence, Unity and Pan-Africanism by Africans in the USA, UK and Africa, 1930s-1945; 3. 1945: The Formation and Aims of WANS; 4. WANS's Activities, 1946; 5. WANS's Activities, 1947-8; 6. Nkrumah's Activities, 1947-8; 7. The Gold Coast, Nigeria and Francophone West Africa, 1945-8; 8. The 'Relevant' World, 1945-8; 9. Conclusion: The Cold War; Appendix: Publications by WANS and Its Members -- Summaries; Index
Summary The history of a Pan-Africanist movement based in Britain and its role in the Cold War in Africa
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 31, 2019)
Subject Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972.
Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972
West African National Secretariat.
Pan-Africanism -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY -- Africa -- West.
Pan-Africanism
Africa, West -- History -- 1884-1960.
West Africa
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781786804204
1786804204
0745338917
9780745338910