George Padmore and decolonization from below : pan-Africanism, the Cold War, and the end of empire /: pan-Africanism, the Cold War, and the end of empire. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Leslie James, Lecturer in World History, University of Cambridge, UK.
• Authors: James, Leslie, 1980-
• Contents: Introduction: the artful anti-colonialist -- Origins: "The most completely political Negro" -- Putting empire in black and white: Padmore's ideas about race and empire -- "The long, long night is over": a war of opportunity? -- Writing anti-imperial solidarity from London: George Padmore's colonial journalism, 1940-1951 -- The psychological moment: the Colonial Office, pan-Africanism, and the problem of the Soviet Union, 1946-1950 -- A buttress for the "beacon light" -- The era of Padmore the "outsider": nation, diaspora, and modernity, 1950-1956 -- Ghana, death, and the afterlife -- Conclusion: "The soliloquy of Africa."
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.54096; Nationalism -- Africa -- History -- 20th century; Decolonization -- Africa -- History -- 20th century; Pan-Africanism -- History -- 20th century; African diaspora; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Biography: historical, political & military; Nationalism; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; African diaspora; Decolonization; Nationalism; Pan-Africanism; Biography: historical, political & military; Nationalism; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; History; Africa -- History; Africa; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137352026; 1137352027
• Related ISBNs: 9781137352019; 1137352019
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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