Black Star: A View of the Life and Times of Kwame Nkrumah

by Basil Davidson

Book Overview

Basil Davidson's Black Star remains one of the most thoughtful and insightful views into the life and times of Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)'.- Emmanuel Akyeampong, from the book's new Foreword

Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah seized opportunities to lead the countries of sub-Saharan Africa away from colonialism. In 1957, he became the first Prime Minister of Ghana. By the time he was overthrown in a coup in 1966 most African countries, outside the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847010105
• ISBN13: 9781847010100
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: James Currey
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 5.4"