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'The initial political work of the great independista , Kwame Nkrumah, has been meticulously dissected in this book. Essential reading for anyone interested in Nkrumah before 1950 and his indefatigable fight for West African unity, a passion that consumed him long before his African unity project' -- Baffour Ankomah, former editor of New African Magazine 'There have been numerous publications about the cold war and Africa, and about anti-colonial movements in Africa; but none has dealt with such analytical rigour the interconnections between those two global events and the political activities of Kwame Nkrumah. This book fills that vacuum' -- Kwame Ninsin, University of Ghana 'This book exposes the Cold War mechanisms of 20th century imperialist agencies and illuminates their calculated methods to sabotage the launch of the first Pan-African liberated nation, Ghana, during the era of Kwame Nkrumah. Pan-African strategists need to read this' -- Daryl Zizwe Poe, Lincoln University 'The culmination of many years of research, this book provides a fascinating introduction to the dawning of the Cold War in Africa. Simply told, readable and with a wealth of information, this work is invaluable' -- Hakim Adi, University of Chichester 'An insightful study of politics, policies and personalities ... an important contribution to the literature on decolonisation in British West Africa' -- Ayodeji Olukoju, University of Lagos

'The initial political work of the great independista , Kwame Nkrumah, has been meticulously dissected in this book. Essential reading for anyone interested in Nkrumah before 1950 and his indefatigable fight for West African unity, a passion that consumed him long before his African unity project' -- Baffour Ankomah, former editor of New African Magazine 'There have been numerous publications about the cold war and Africa, and about anti-colonial movements in Africa; but none has dealt with such analytical rigour the interconnections between those two global events and the political activities of Kwame Nkrumah. This book fills that vacuum' -- Kwame Ninsin, University of Ghana 'This book exposes the Cold War mechanisms of 20th century imperialist agencies and illuminates their calculated methods to sabotage the launch of the first Pan-African liberated nation, Ghana, during the era of Kwame Nkrumah. Pan-African strategists need to read this' -- Daryl Zizwe Poe, Lincoln University 'The culmination of many years of research, this book provides a fascinating introduction to the dawning of the Cold War in Africa. Simply told, readable and with a wealth of information, this work is invaluable' -- Hakim Adi, University of Chichester 'An insightful study of politics, policies and personalities ... an important contribution to the literature on decolonisation in British West Africa' -- Ayodeji Olukoju, University of Lagos

'There have been numerous publications about the cold war and Africa, and about anti-colonial movements in Africa; but none has dealt with such analytical rigour the interconnections between those two global events and the political activities of Kwame Nkrumah. This book fills that vacuum' -- Kwame Ninsin, University of Ghana 'This book exposes the Cold War mechanisms of 20th century imperialist agencies and illuminates their calculated methods to sabotage the launch of the first Pan-African liberated nation, Ghana, during the era of Kwame Nkrumah. Pan-African strategists need to read this' -- Daryl Zizwe Poe, Lincoln University 'The culmination of many years of research, this book provides a fascinating introduction to the dawning of the Cold War in Africa. Simply told, readable and with a wealth of information, this work is invaluable' -- Hakim Adi, University of Chichester 'An insightful study of politics, policies and personalities. Sherwood examines the interlocking issues of Pan-African nationalism, cold war politics and the containment of radicalism. An important contribution to the literature on decolonization in British West Africa' -- Ayodeji Olukoju, University of Lagos

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Marika Sherwood is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London. She has published many books, including Kwame Nkrumah and the Dawn of the Cold War (Pluto, 2019) and Kwame Nkrumah: The Years Abroad (Freedom Publications, 1996). Her most recent book is World War II: Colonies and Colonials (The Savannah Press, 2013). She has published innumerable articles in academic journals, Pambazuka News, and the Runnymede Trust.

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