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Africa After Independence


Africa After Independence
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Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
language : en
Publisher: New Africa Press
Release Date : 2006

Africa After Independence written by Godfrey Mwakikagile and has been published by New Africa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.


This work focuses on the early years of independence and the problems African countries faced soon after the end of colonial rule. Many of those problems still exist today. They include poverty and underdevelopment; adoption of alien ideologies and economic and political systems; structural flaws of the modern African state and its institutions inherited at independence; nation-building, democratization, national integration, and ethnoregional rivalries among others. It is also a historical study of the continent since the partition of Africa by the imperial powers and of the struggle for independence. It also focuses on the continent's demographic composition, shedding some light on the complexity and diversity of the world's second largest continent. The history of Africa's indigenous peoples and their earliest contact with foreigners provides a background to this telescopic survey. The sixties was one of the most important decades in the history of Africa and this work provides a balanced perspective on those years when Africans celebrated the end of colonial rule on their continent. It is a compact study covering a vast expanse of territory from the advent of imperial rule to the attainment of sovereign status for African countries during the sixties and the problems they faced in those years. As a demographic portrait, it excels in depicting the continent as a tapestry that reflects the racial diversity and multiethnic composition of this vast land mass, the second largest after Asia. And as a historical and political analysis, it addresses some of the most important issues in the post-colonial era including the Cold War, with the Congo figuring prominently in the analysis as thefirst theatre of combat and super-power rivalry in the early sixties on the African continent. The dawn of freedom provided opportunities and challenges for the young African nations as they tried to modernize and consolidate their independence in a world dominated by major powers and contending ideologies. It was a rude awakening to the harsh realities of nationhood. One of these was the desire by the major powers to turn African countries into client states as the two ideological camps, East and West, competed for world domination. As Julius Nyerere warned, "We are not going to allow our friends to choose our enemies for us." One of the most contentious grounds for this hegemonic control was, of course, the Congo, right in the middle of the continent. It became the bleeding heart of Africa as the country was turned into a combat theatre mainly between the surrogate forces of the West and the Congolese nationalist forces supported by a number of African countries and by the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. The Congo imbroglio since the turbulent sixties mainly as a result of foreign intrigue and intervention is one of the most important subjects addressed in this book. And it raises serious questions that have profound implications even today for a continent mired in conflict; this time ignited by the Africans themselves in many - but not in all - cases. Yet, prospects for the world's poorest and most embattled continent are not bleak if Africans seek their own solutions to their own problems in this post-Cold War era of globalization dominated by the industrialized nations. The book includes many photos from the early sixties, the dawn of a new era when Africancountries won independence, which Oginga Odinga described as "Not Yet Uhuru."



The Decolonization Of Africa


The Decolonization Of Africa
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Author : David Birmingham
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2008-02-20

The Decolonization Of Africa written by David Birmingham and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-20 with History categories.


This bold, popularizing synthesis presents a readily accessible introduction to one of the major themes of the twentieth-century world history. Between 1922, when self-government was restored to Egypt, and 1994, when non-racial democracy was achieved in South Africa, no less than 54 new nations were established in Africa. Written within the parameters of African history, as opposed to imperial history, this study charts the process of nationalism, liberation and independence that recast the political map of Africa in these years. Ranging from Algeria in the North, where a French colonial government used armed force to combat the Algerian aspirations of home rule, to the final overthrow of apartheid in the South, this is an authoritative survey that will be welcomed by all students tackling this complex and challenging topic.



African Independence


African Independence
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Author : Gwendolen Margaret Carter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985

African Independence written by Gwendolen Margaret Carter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Africa categories.


Conference papers, politics, economy, international relations, Africa - trends since 1957, impact of colonialism on political ideology, role of UN in independence, underdevelopment, relations between states and ethnic groups, regional level matters, the defence factor, agricultural economy, urban development and rural development, international cooperation and international capitalism, technology, etc. Bibliography, statistical tables. Conference held in Racine 1984.



Kwame Nkrumah And F Lix Houphou T Boigny


Kwame Nkrumah And F Lix Houphou T Boigny
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Author : Dadoua Aboussou
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2019-08-29

Kwame Nkrumah And F Lix Houphou T Boigny written by Dadoua Aboussou and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-29 with History categories.


This book discusses the divergent approaches to the concepts of African independence and unity adopted by two great African leaders, namely, the former President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah and the former president of the Ivory Coast Félix Houphouët-Boigny. It identifies the impact their differences have had on various facets of African socio-political life since independence. The book also explores why, in spite of its various human, agricultural and mineral resources, Africa is still ranked as the poorest continent in the world.



An African Voice


An African Voice
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Author : Robert W. July
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 1987-04-10

An African Voice written by Robert W. July and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-04-10 with Education categories.


Through the work of leading African writers, artists, musicians and educators—from Nobel prizewinner Wole Soyinka to names hardly known outside their native lands—An African Voice describes the contributions of the humanities to the achievement of independence for the peoples of black Africa following the Second World War. While concentrating on cultural independence, these leading humanists also demonstrate the intimate connection between cultural freedom and genuine political economic liberty.



African Independence


African Independence
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Author : Tukufu Zuberi
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2015

African Independence written by Tukufu Zuberi and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.


African Independence is a dynamic discussion of how Africa shapes world events today. Tukufu Zuberi weaves interview excerpts and stories from many Africans he has met--from refugees to heads of state--with key events in African history to show the importance of understanding Africa today.



Africa S Long Road Since Independence


Africa S Long Road Since Independence
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Author : Keith Somerville
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2017-01-26

Africa S Long Road Since Independence written by Keith Somerville and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with History categories.


'A superb book...genuinely innovative' Jack Spence OBE, King's College London Over the last half century, sub-Saharan Africa has not had one history, but many. Histories that have intertwined, converged and diverged. They have involved a continuing process of decolonization and state-building, conflict, economic problems but also progress and the perpetual interplay of structure and agency. This new view of those histories looks in particular at the relationship between territorial, economic, political and societal structures and human agency in the complex and sometimes confusing development of an independent Africa. The story starts well before the granting of independence to Ghana in 1957, but the book also looks at Africa in the closing decades of the old millennium and opening ones of the new. This is a book, too, about the history of the peoples of Africa and their struggle for economic development against the global economic straitjacket into which they were strapped by colonial rule and decolonisation. The importance of imposed or inherited structures, whether the global capitalist system, of which Africa is a subordinate part, or the artificial and often inappropriate state borders and political systems is discussed in the light of the exercise of agency by African peoples, political movements and leaders.



The Dilemmas Of African Independence


The Dilemmas Of African Independence
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Author : Laing Gray Cowan
language : en
Publisher: New York, Walker
Release Date : 1968

The Dilemmas Of African Independence written by Laing Gray Cowan and has been published by New York, Walker this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Africa categories.


Studies the possibilities for action and solutions in terms of a newly democratic Africa and considers the framework of Africa unity on which induvial nations may build.



Africa


Africa
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Author : Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2005-01-01

Africa written by Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with History categories.


Africa: The Politics of Independence and Unity combines into one edition for the first time Africa: The Politics of Independence and Africa: The Politics of Unity. With a new introduction by the author, this edition provides some of the earliest and most valuable analysis of African politics during the period when the colonial system began to disintegrate. ø The influential Africa: The Politics of Independence was written as Africa was just realizing independence and still reveling in the optimism it brought. Immanuel Wallerstein was one of the few scholars who had traveled throughout Africa during the collapse of colonial rule. As a result, his interpretive essay captures the dynamism of that period of transformation and adroitly analyzes Africa?s modern political developments during the nascent process of decolonization. Africa: The Politics of Unity, published six years later, examines the African unity movement that arose between 1957 and 1965 and its revolutionary core. It is often considered the first thorough analysis of the postindependence history of Africa.



Realities Of African Independence


Realities Of African Independence
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Author : Dunduzu Kaluli Chisiza
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961

Realities Of African Independence written by Dunduzu Kaluli Chisiza and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Africa categories.