Author: Library of Congress. African SectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, French-speaking Equatorial
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Official Publications of French Equatorial Africa, French Cameroons, and Togo, 1946-1958
Author: Library of Congress. African SectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, French-speaking Equatorial
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Official Publications of French Equatorial Africa, French Cameroons, and Togo, 1946-1958
Author: Library of Congress. African SectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958
Author: Elizabeth SchmidtPublisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0821417630
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Winner of the African Politics Conference Group’s Best Book Award In September 1958, Guinea claimed its independence, rejecting a constitution that would have relegated it to junior partnership in the French Community. In all the French empire, Guinea was the only territory to vote “No.” Orchestrating the “No” vote was the Guinean branch of the Rassemblement Démocratique Africain (RDA), an alliance of political parties with affiliates in French West and Equatorial Africa and the United Nations trusts of Togo and Cameroon. Although Guinea’s stance vis-à-vis the 1958 constitution has been recognized as unique, until now the historical roots of this phenomenon have not been adequately explained. Clearly written and free of jargon, Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea argues that Guinea’s vote for independence was the culmination of a decade-long struggle between local militants and political leaders for control of the political agenda. Since 1950, when RDA representatives in the French parliament severed their ties to the French Communist Party, conservative elements had dominated the RDA. In Guinea, local cadres had opposed the break. Victimized by the administration and sidelined by their own leaders, they quietly rebuilt the party from the base. Leftist militants, their voices muted throughout most of the decade, gained preeminence in 1958, when trade unionists, students, the party’s women’s and youth wings, and other grassroots actors pushed the Guinean RDA to endorse a “No” vote. Thus, Guinea’s rejection of the proposed constitution in favor of immediate independence was not an isolated aberration. Rather, it was the outcome of years of political mobilization by activists who, despite Cold War repression, ultimately pushed the Guinean RDA to the left. The significance of this highly original book, based on previously unexamined archival records and oral interviews with grassroots activists, extends far beyond its primary subject. In illuminating the Guinean case, Elizabeth Schmidt helps us understand the dynamics of decolonization and its legacy for postindependence nation-building in many parts of the developing world. Examining Guinean history from the bottom up, Schmidt considers local politics within the larger context of the Cold War, making her book suitable for courses in African history and politics, diplomatic history, and Cold War history.
Colonialism in Africa 1870-1960: Volume 5, A Bibliographic Guide to Colonialism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: L. H. GannPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521078597
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
A comprehensive study of recent African history, examining the political, social, and economic effects of colonialism.
Foreign Affairs Research Papers Available
Author: Foreign Affairs Research Documentation CenterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic history
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Catalogue of the Foreign Office Library, 1926-1968: Classified catalogue
Author: Great Britain. Foreign Office. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
Catalogue, 1926-1968
Author: Great Britain. Foreign Office. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
Africa
Author: United States. Bureau of International CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the National Agricultural Library, 1862-1965
Author: National Agricultural Library (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description