Description
Book SynopsisThe first African statesman to achieve world recognition was Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), who became president of the new Republic of Ghana in 1960. He campaigned ceaselessly for African solidarity and for the liberation of southern Africa from white settler rule.
Trade Review“This is a biographical study of one of the most complex African leaders of the twentieth century colonial era. The book admirably traces the problems Nkrumah faced as a student and aspiring politician…. The book is a colorful biography and assists the reader in understanding the tribulations and aspirations of Third World leaders in guiding their countries through the uncertain transition from colonialism to independence.” * African Studies Quarterly *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. Kwame Nkrumah: A Transnational Life
2. Empire and a Colonial Youth
3. Diasporic Connections and Anticolonial Experimentation
4. Between Nation and Pan-Africanism: Part I
5. Between Nation and Pan-Africanism: Part II
6. Exile and an Era of Reinvention
7. Remembering Nkrumah
Notes
Bibliography
Index
