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Father Of The Nation: Ghanaian Nationalism, Internationalism And The Political Iconography Of Kwame Nkrumah, 1957 – 2010, Harcourt Fuller
Father Of The Nation: Ghanaian Nationalism, Internationalism And The Political Iconography Of Kwame Nkrumah, 1957 – 2010, Harcourt Fuller
History Faculty Publications
This article addresses the ways in which Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s prime minister and president, sought visually to propagandize the complementary, yet competing demands of nation-building, Pan-Africanism, and internationalism (most notably Cold War politics and Third World non-alignment) from 1957 to 1966. In order to illustrate the complexities inherent in juggling these three main pillars of his presidency, this article examines the iconography and symbolism of the postage stamps, and to a lesser extent, the national currencies produced during the Nkrumah era. It also notes how every regime that has succeeded Nkrumah, from the National Liberation Council that ousted him from …
Commemorating An African Queen Ghanaian Nationalism, The African Diaspora, And The Public Memory Of Nana Yaa Asantewaa, 1952–2009, Harcourt Fuller
Commemorating An African Queen Ghanaian Nationalism, The African Diaspora, And The Public Memory Of Nana Yaa Asantewaa, 1952–2009, Harcourt Fuller
History Faculty Publications
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From Cowries To Coins: Money And Colonialism In The Gold Coast And British West Africa In The Early 20th Century, Harcourt Fuller
From Cowries To Coins: Money And Colonialism In The Gold Coast And British West Africa In The Early 20th Century, Harcourt Fuller
History Faculty Publications
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