Kwame Nkrumah's Politico-Cultural Thought and Politics

An African-Centered Paradigm for the Second Phase of the African Revolution
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-415-64953-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 388 g

Reihe: African Studies

This study critically synthesizes and analyses the relationship between Kwame Nkrumah's politico-cultural philosophy and policies as an African-centered paradigm for the post-independence African revolution. It also argues for the relevance of his theories and politics in today's Africa.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Botwe-Asamoah, Kwame

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Nationalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: The Raison d'Etre of Kwame Nkrumah's Politico-Cultural Thought 2. Critical Discourse on Kwame Nkrumah's Life and Works 3. Kwame Nkrumah's Politico-Cultural Thought 4. The Political Policies of Kwame Nkrumah 5. Post-Independence Political Policies 6. Nkrumah's Cultural Polices: The State and the Arts 7. Nkrumah's Cultural Policy: The National Theater Movement and the Academy 8. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Kwame Botwe-Asamoah is Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.