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Book SynopsisThe history of a Pan-Africanist movement based in Britain and its role in the Cold War in Africa.
Trade Review'An insightful study of politics, policies and personalities ... an important contribution to the literature on decolonisation in British West Africa' -- Ayodeji Olukoju, University of Lagos
'The culmination of many years of research, this book provides a fascinating introduction to the dawning of the Cold War in Africa. Simply told, readable and with a wealth of information, this work is invaluable' -- Hakim Adi, University of Chichester
'This book exposes the Cold War mechanisms of 20th century imperialist agencies and illuminates their calculated methods to sabotage the launch of the first Pan-African liberated nation, Ghana, during the era of Kwame Nkrumah. Pan-African strategists need to read this' -- Daryl Zizwe Poe, Lincoln University
'There have been numerous publications about the cold war and Africa, and about anti-colonial movements in Africa; but none has dealt with such analytical rigour the interconnections between those two global events and the political activities of Kwame Nkrumah. This book fills that vacuum' -- Kwame Ninsin, University of Ghana
'The initial political work of the great "independista", Kwame Nkrumah, has been meticulously dissected in this book. Essential reading for anyone interested in Nkrumah before 1950 and his indefatigable fight for West African unity, a passion that consumed him long before his African unity project' -- Baffour Ankomah, former editor of New African Magazine
Table of ContentsIntroduction
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 4
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
