The Ghanaian Revolution

Author : Joseph G. Amamoo
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000-11
Category : Ghana
ISBN : 9780595146277

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The Ghanaian Revolution by Joseph G. Amamoo Pdf

When in March, 1957, Ghana became the first African country in colonial Africa to achieve Independence, the event was enthusiastically welcomed by millions of Africans and liberal non-Africans. Many African people looked up to Ghana with hope, confidence and pride. These people hoped that the torch of freedom would be held aloft in their own countries also. That Ghana had among the highest per capita income in Africa and the best developed educational and health facilities were but some of the factors establishing Ghana's position of stature in Africa. The question then is, how it comes about that beginning with such historic political and economic achievements, the country deteriorated through a series of military coups that eventually led to the bloody revolution of June, 1979. Could the revolution have been avoided? What are the lessons that Ghana itself, and other African countries, can learn? The Ghanaian Revolution attempts, clearly and dispassionately, to answer these questions.

Author : C. L. R. James
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781478007128

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Nkrumah and the Ghana Revolution by C. L. R. James Pdf

In this new edition of Nkrumah and the Ghana Revolution, C. L. R. James tells the history of the socialist revolution led by Kwame Nkrumah, the first president and prime minister of Ghana. Although James wrote it in the immediate post-independence period around 1958, he did not publish it until nearly twenty years later, when he added a series of his own letters, speeches, and articles from the 1960s. Although Nkrumah led the revolution, James emphasizes that it was a popular mass movement fundamentally realized by the actions of everyday Ghanaians. Moreover, James shows that Ghana’s independence movement was an exceptional moment in global revolutionary history: it moved revolutionary activity to the African continent and employed new tactics not seen in previous revolutions. Featuring a new introduction by Leslie James, an unpublished draft of C. L. R. James's introduction to the 1977 edition, and correspondence, this definitive edition of Nkrumah and the Ghana Revolution offers a revised understanding of Africa’s shaping of freedom movements and insight into the possibilities for decolonial futures.

Author : Ebenezer Babatope
Publisher : Fourth Dimension Publishing Company
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000875939

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The Ghana Revolution, from Nkrumah to Jerry Rawlings by Ebenezer Babatope Pdf

This book was published in the immediate aftermath of Jerry Rawlings' 1981 coup, and proclamation of the Ghana Revolution in January 1982. The author gives an account of the history of the socialist African revolution in Ghana from Nkrumah to Rawlings. He argued that Rawlings represented a continuity of the socialist African revolution, which drove Nkrumah and other revolutionary leaders to commit the resources and future of Ghana to overcome the imperial powers. He puts the case for the continuing need for a unified, self-reliant socialist state, and considers the high hopes for Rawlings' revolution and socialist ideology, with which he concurs, including his potential to inspire other African revolutions, provide the strong African leadership required for greater African economic independence, and an African presence in international relations. The book represents a historical view of Rawlings' role at a particular point in time.

Author : Kofi Awoonor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Authors, Ghanaian
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081618907

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The Ghana Revolution by Kofi Awoonor Pdf

Author : Cyril Lionel Robert James
Publisher : London : Allison and Busby
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Ghana
ISBN : 0850312205

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Nkrumah and the Ghana Revolution by Cyril Lionel Robert James Pdf

Author : Kevin Shillington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Ghana
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043427215

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Ghana and the Rawlings Factor by Kevin Shillington Pdf

Tells the story of two popular revolutions in Ghana, both of them led by the same man, Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings, now Head of Ghana's government, the Provisional National Defence Council. The book includes interviews with many of the key players in the drama, including Rawlings himself.

Author : Mehran Kamrava
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108485951

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A Concise History of Revolution by Mehran Kamrava Pdf

From rebellion to revolution -- Social movements and revolution -- Revolutionary states -- Revolutionary polities.

Author : John Munro
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9781107188051

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The Anticolonial Front by John Munro Pdf

This book connects the Black freedom struggle in the United States to liberation movements across the globe.

Author : Kojo Yankah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9988276176

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The Trial of J.J. Rawlings by Kojo Yankah Pdf

The Trial of JJ Rawlings narrates the extraordinary circumstances under which a young military officer Flt Lt JJ Rawlings, later to become the longest serving Head of State of Ghana, shot into the limelight to change the course of Ghana's history and political development.The first edition of the book, originally published in 1986, completely sold out within a year, making this second edition very welcome in response to public request. This volume is a valuable contribution to our understanding of those ineluctable forces that have changed the contours of our society. Surely, the story of JJ, well told in this volume, cannot fail to grip and hold the reader's most concentrated attention. - Prof F.A. Botchwey, PhD

Author : Deborah Pellow,Naomi Chazan
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015053164417

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Ghana by Deborah Pellow,Naomi Chazan Pdf

Author : Kwasi Konadu,Clifford C. Campbell
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-29
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780822374961

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The Ghana Reader by Kwasi Konadu,Clifford C. Campbell Pdf

Covering 500 years of Ghana's history, The Ghana Reader provides a multitude of historical, political, and cultural perspectives on this iconic African nation. Whether discussing the Asante kingdom and the Gold Coast's importance to European commerce and transatlantic slaving, Ghana's brief period under British colonial rule, or the emergence of its modern democracy, the volume's eighty selections emphasize Ghana's enormous symbolic and pragmatic value to global relations. They also demonstrate that the path to fully understanding Ghana requires acknowledging its ethnic and cultural diversity and listening to its population's varied voices. Readers will encounter selections written by everyone from farmers, traders, and the clergy to intellectuals, politicians, musicians, and foreign travelers. With sources including historical documents, poems, treaties, articles, and fiction, The Ghana Reader conveys the multiple and intersecting histories of Ghana's development as a nation, its key contribution to the formation of the African diaspora, and its increasingly important role in the economy and politics of the twenty-first century.

Author : Beth Rabinowitz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108420464

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Coups, Rivals, and the Modern State by Beth Rabinowitz Pdf

Using extensive research, this book argues that successful African leaders consolidate their rule by developing strategic rural coalitions.

Author : Akosua Bame
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-24
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781504944441

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Mindset Revolution by Akosua Bame Pdf

Everything that has ever been created or achieved began as a thought. Living a life of destiny requires one to gain mastery over their thoughts through a process of harmonising their spirit, soul and body. This means change, which although a constant in life, can be challenging; changing a mind-set even more so. This book is aimed at giving readers, especially Africans, a different perspective of their circumstances. It challenges the subconscious beliefs they may have which may be holding them back from living their potential. Although set within an African context, the truths presented is the minimum daily dose of inspiration and life coaching anyone needs to kick start the revolution of their minds. Through a pragmatic, humour filled, conversational style, Akosua exposes truths, laws and secrets for living a 'truly' winning life. In here she shares: Why the natural state is a life of abundance Why having a vision and dreaming is important How the 'secret' to living your potential lies in your thoughts How to discover and become more of the REAL you Akosua says 'come with an open mind, embrace the truths presented and you will begin to discover how gaining mastery over your thoughts can propel you into living your wildest dreams'.

Author : Teishan A. Latner
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469635477

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Cuban Revolution in America by Teishan A. Latner Pdf

Cuba's grassroots revolution prevailed on America's doorstep in 1959, fueling intense interest within the multiracial American Left even as it provoked a backlash from the U.S. political establishment. In this groundbreaking book, historian Teishan A. Latner contends that in the era of decolonization, the Vietnam War, and Black Power, socialist Cuba claimed center stage for a generation of Americans who looked to the insurgent Third World for inspiration and political theory. As Americans studied the island's achievements in education, health care, and economic redistribution, Cubans in turn looked to U.S. leftists as collaborators in the global battle against inequality and allies in the nation's Cold War struggle with Washington. By forging ties with organizations such as the Venceremos Brigade, the Black Panther Party, and the Cuban American students of the Antonio Maceo Brigade, and by providing political asylum to activists such as Assata Shakur, Cuba became a durable global influence on the U.S. Left. Drawing from extensive archival and oral history research and declassified FBI and CIA documents, this is the first multidecade examination of the encounter between the Cuban Revolution and the U.S. Left after 1959. By analyzing Cuba's multifaceted impact on American radicalism, Latner contributes to a growing body of scholarship that has globalized the study of U.S. social justice movements.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:489966987

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Political Corruption by Anonim Pdf