The Kwame Nkrumah and the Dawn of the Cold War: The West African National Secretariat (1945-48)

by Marika Sherwood

The West African National Secretariat (WANS) has largely been forgotten by history. Founded by Kwame Nkrumah in London in 1945, and enduring for only three years, the scope of its influence as an organization is perhaps eclipsed by its significance in the story of the Cold War in Africa. Marika Sherwood shares this story: drawing on unprecedented archival research, and newly released MI5 files, she looks at the role played by Kwame Nkrumah, the WANS,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745338917
• ISBN13: 9780745338910
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.6"