Ending British Rule in Africa - Writers in a Common Cause

Informationen zum Autor Carol Polsgrove is Professor Emeritus at the School of Journalism, Indiana University, Bloomington. Klappentext On the eve of World War II, a small, impoverished group of Africans and West Indians in London dared to imagine the unimaginable: the end of British rule in Africa. In books, pamphlets, and periodicals, they launched an anti-colonial campaign that used publishing as a pathway to liberation. West Indians George Padmore, C. L. R. James, and Ras Makonnen; Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta and Sierra Leone's I. T. A. Wallace Johnson -made their point: that colonial rule was oppressive and inconsistent with the democratic ideals Britain claimed at home.Ending British Rule in Africa draws on previously unexplored manuscript and archival collections to trace the development of this publishing community from its origins in George Padmore's American and Comintern years through the independence of Ghana in the 1957. This original study will be of interest to scholars and general readers interested in social movements, diaspora studies, empire and African history, publishing history, literary history, and cultural studies. Zusammenfassung On the eve of World War II! a small group of Africans and West Indians in London dared to imagine the unimaginable: the end of British rule in Africa. In books! pamphlets! and periodicals! they launched an anti-colonial campaign that used publishing as a pathway to liberation. This book traces the development of this publishing community. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: George Padmore, the man at the centre1. 'Misery laid bare'2. 'Generals without an army'3. Writing while the bombs fall4. 'A constant stream'5. Strategist, publicist6. Acts of betrayal7. Their own historiesSources Index

Product details

• Authors: Carol Polsgrove, Polsgrove Carol
• Assisted by: John M Mackenzie (Editor), John M. Mackenzie (Editor), Andrew Thompson (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.07.2009
• EAN: 9780719077678
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-7767-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Studies in Imperialism; Studies in Imperialism (Hardco; Studies in Imperialism; Studies in Imperialism (Hardco
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; British Empire, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, African History