Kwame Nkrumah / by Yuri Smertin.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Russian Publication details: New York, NY : International Publishers, c1987.Description: ix, 180 pages. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0717806553
Uniform titles:
  • Kvame Nkruma. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 966.7/05/0924 B 19
LOC classification:
  • DT 512.3 .N57 S 6413 1987
Online resources:
Contents:
I. The early years -- II. American universities -- III. Britain -- IV. "Self-government now!" -- V. Searching for paths of development -- VI. Nkrumahism: the theory, anti-imperialism, Pan-Africanism, socialism -- VII. Nkrumahism in domestic policy. industrialization, agriculture, social welfare, state apparatus, the army, the CPP, the national leader -- VIII. Reinterpretation -- IX. Conclusion
Summary: "An original study of the life and work of Kwame Nkrumah that draws on key passages in Nkrumah's own writings and those of his contemporaries to illuminate his great contributions to Ghana's independence and development, to African unity, and to African social progress. Solidly researched, this is a book written for the general reader as well as the student. Those errors and miscalculations that marred the prophetic vision of Nkrumah are given full and thoughtful treatment." -- from the back cover.
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BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks DT 512.3 .N57 S 6413 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan NPML21080034

Appears to be translated from the Russian, but no translator is given.

Includes bibliography (pages 171-175) and index.

I. The early years -- II. American universities -- III. Britain -- IV. "Self-government now!" -- V. Searching for paths of development -- VI. Nkrumahism: the theory, anti-imperialism, Pan-Africanism, socialism -- VII. Nkrumahism in domestic policy. industrialization, agriculture, social welfare, state apparatus, the army, the CPP, the national leader -- VIII. Reinterpretation -- IX. Conclusion

"An original study of the life and work of Kwame Nkrumah that draws on key passages in Nkrumah's own writings and those of his contemporaries to illuminate his great contributions to Ghana's independence and development, to African unity, and to African social progress. Solidly researched, this is a book written for the general reader as well as the student. Those errors and miscalculations that marred the prophetic vision of Nkrumah are given full and thoughtful treatment." -- from the back cover.

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