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Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Western African StudiesPublisher: Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (347 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780821442562
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958DDC classification:
  • 966.52/03
LOC classification:
  • DT543.75 -- .S35 2007eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- French Colonial Officials, 1944-59 -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Reformed Imperialism and the Onset of the Cold War, 1945-50 -- Chapter 2 The Break with the PCF and Dissension within the Ranks, 1950-53 -- Chapter 3 The Fraudulent Elections of 1954 and the Resurgence of the RDA, 1954-55 -- Chapter 4 The RDA's Rise to Power and Local Self-Government, 1956-57 -- Chapter 5 The Renaissance of the Left: From Autonomy to Independence, 1956-58 -- Chapter 6 Defiance and Retribution: The Referendum and Its Aftermath, 1958-60 -- Conclusion and Postscript -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: In September 1958, Guinea claimed its independence, rejecting a constitution that would have relegated it to junior partnership in the French Community. In all the French empire, Guinea was the only territory to vote "No.".
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Intro -- Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- French Colonial Officials, 1944-59 -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Reformed Imperialism and the Onset of the Cold War, 1945-50 -- Chapter 2 The Break with the PCF and Dissension within the Ranks, 1950-53 -- Chapter 3 The Fraudulent Elections of 1954 and the Resurgence of the RDA, 1954-55 -- Chapter 4 The RDA's Rise to Power and Local Self-Government, 1956-57 -- Chapter 5 The Renaissance of the Left: From Autonomy to Independence, 1956-58 -- Chapter 6 Defiance and Retribution: The Referendum and Its Aftermath, 1958-60 -- Conclusion and Postscript -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

In September 1958, Guinea claimed its independence, rejecting a constitution that would have relegated it to junior partnership in the French Community. In all the French empire, Guinea was the only territory to vote "No.".

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