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245 10 a| Independent Africah| [electronic resource] :b| the first generation of nation builders /c| Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong.;

260 a| Bloomington, Indiana :b| Indiana University Press,c| 2023.;

300 a| xv, 342 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 23 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Africa in the Twentieth Century -- Religion, Culture, and the Arts in the Making of the African Nation-State -- Economic Imaginaries: African Leaders and Development Economics -- Pan-African Socialism: The African Developmental State, Regional Integration, and Worldmaking -- Nkrumah, Cocoa, and the United States: The Vision of an Industrialized African Nation-State -- Conclusion.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "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 economics 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"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Independent Africa the first generation of nation builders / Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong.

Author/creator	Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2023.
Description	xv, 342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Nationalism--Africa. Africa--Politics and government. --1960-. Africa--Economic conditions. --1960-.

Contents	Introduction -- Africa in the Twentieth Century -- Religion, Culture, and the Arts in the Making of the African Nation-State -- Economic Imaginaries: African Leaders and Development Economics -- Pan-African Socialism: The African Developmental State, Regional Integration, and Worldmaking -- Nkrumah, Cocoa, and the United States: The Vision of an Industrialized African Nation-State -- Conclusion.
Abstract	"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 economics 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2022058672
ISBN	9780253066640 (hardback)
ISBN	9780253066657 (paperback)
ISBN	(ebook)

Independent Africa the first generation of nation builders / Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong.

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