{"product_id":"ending-british-rule-in-africa-writers-in-a-common-cause-studies-in-imperialism-77","title":"Ending British rule in Africa: Writers in a common cause (Studies in Imperialism, 77)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ending British rule in Africa: Writers in a common cause (Studies in Imperialism, 77) (Hardcover, 208 pages) – Manchester University Press, 2009. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \n        From the Back Cover   \u003cp\u003eOn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnding 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e           About the Author   Carol Polsgrove is Professor Emeritus at the School of Journalism, Indiana University, Bloomington.      ","brand":"Carol Polsgrove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46068809662698,"sku":"9780719077678","price":87.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/71G5YAQDIbL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781184153","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/ending-british-rule-in-africa-writers-in-a-common-cause-studies-in-imperialism-77","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}