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Independent Africa by Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong

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Independent Africa

The First Generation of Nation Builders

Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong

Indiana University Press · Print & ebook · September 5, 2023

Reading lane: West African History

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Who It's For

Good for readers who enjoy West African HistoryGood for readers interested in politicalGood for fans of Africa

Book Details

Authors
Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Published
September 5, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
West African History · Southern African History
Reading lane
West African History

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Publisher Categories

  • African History

  • West African History

  • African Politics

About This Book

Independent Africa explores Africa's political economy in the first two full decades of independence through the joint projects of nation-building, economic development, and international relations. Drawing on the political careers of four heads of states: Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Ahmed Sékou Touré of Guinea, Léopold Sédar Senghor, and Julius Kambarage Nyerere of Tanzania, Independent Africa engages four major themes: what does it mean to construct an African nation-state and...

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Independent Africa explores Africa's political economy in the first two full decades of independence through the joint projects of nation-building, economic development, and international relations. Drawing on the political careers of four heads of states: Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Ahmed Sékou Touré of Guinea, Léopold Sédar Senghor, and Julius Kambarage Nyerere of Tanzania, Independent Africa engages four major themes: what does it mean to construct an African nation-state and what should an African nation-state look like; how does one grow a tropical economy emerging from European colonialism; how to explore an indigenous model of economic development, a "third way," in the context of a Cold War that had divided the world into two camps; and how to leverage internal resources and external opportunities to diversify agricultural economies and industrialize. Combining aspects of history, economics, and political science, Independent Africa examines the important connections between the first generation of African leaders, and the shared ideas that informed their endeavors at nation-building and worldmaking.

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