The regime change of Kwame Nkrumah : epic heroism in Africa and the diaspora /
This book is a new and innovative approach to writing a political biography and intellectual history. Ahmad A. Rahman provides a fresh perspective on Kwame Nkrumah, who led Ghana to become Africa's first sub-Saharan country to gain independence after World War II. Rahman analyzes Nkrumah's...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2007
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This book is a new and innovative approach to writing a political biography and intellectual history. Ahmad A. Rahman provides a fresh perspective on Kwame Nkrumah, who led Ghana to become Africa's first sub-Saharan country to gain independence after World War II. Rahman analyzes Nkrumah's behavior through utilizing the epic hero patterns of Call, Quest, and Return. The scholarship is unique in its attention to Nkrumah's experiences in the United States, using recently declassified U.S. and British government documents. Nkrumah is portrayed as an epic hero who gained stature by overcoming enemies but who, like Africa's previous epic heroes, eventually lost his "throne" to increasingly stronger opponents |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 250 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230603486 0230603483 9781403965691 1403965692 9781349529032 1349529036 |
| Access: | University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
