 | The Pan-African Imperative: Revisiting Kwame Nkrumah's Vision for African Development Subjects: Area Studies; Global Development; Geography; Humanities; Politics & International Relations; Development Studies Environment Social Work Urban Studies; Social Sciences; Development Policy; Politics & Development; African Studies; Regional Development; Human Geography; History; Military & Strategic Studies; International Politics; International Relations; Political Philosophy; Cultural Studies; Anthropology - Soc Sci; Sociology & Social Policy; African Politics; African International Relations; African Military and Security Studies; African Development; Africa - Regional Development; Regional Geography - Human Geography; African History; Imperial & Colonial History; Political History; African Politics; Regionalism; Political Ideologies; Marxism & Communism; Socialism; Post Colonial Discourse; Security Studies - Military & Strategic; Regional Anthropology; Race & Ethnic Studies; This book argues that the principles of Pan-Africanism are more important than ever in ensuring the liberation of the people Africa, those at home and abroad, and the rapid development of the African continent. The writings and practice of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first post-independence prime minister and president, were key in laying out a vision for post-independence Africa. Now, in an effort to counter the deluge of neo-liberal thinking that has engulfed so much of the debate on African development in recent decades, Michael Williams illuminates just how important a role an Nkrumaist intellectual framework can play in providing an accurate diagnosis of, and effective solution to, Africa's development crisis. This is done by examining Nkrumah's vision of the critical role Pan-Africanism must play in the development of the continent. Raising vitally important questions about Africa's development and the quality of life of its populations, this book will be a key text for researchers of African politics, development studies, and the Pan-African movement. Michael Williams recently retired from his position as Academic Director and Professor at Webster University (Ghana Campus). He is the founder of The Nkrumaist Review: Pan-African Perspectives on African Affairs, which he edited for ten years. |
