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1 online resource (xiv, 310 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Western African studies |
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Western African studies.
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| Contents |
French Colonial Officials, 1944-59 xiii -- Chapter 1 Reformed Imperialism and the Onset of the Cold War, 1945-50 8 -- Chapter 2 The Break with the PCF and Dissension within the Ranks, 1950-53 45 -- Chapter 3 The Fraudulent Elections of 1954 and the Resurgence of the RDA, 1954-55 68 -- Chapter 4 The RDA's Rise to Power and Local Self-Government, 1956-57 97 -- Chapter 5 The Renaissance of the Left: From Autonomy to Independence, 1956-58 125 -- Chapter 6 Defiance and Retribution: The Referendum and Its Aftermath, 1958-60 157 |
| 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." Orchestrating the "No" vote was the Guinean branch of the Rassemblement Démocratique Africain (RDA), an alliance of political parties with affiliates in French West and Equatorial Africa and the United Nations trusts of Togo and Cameroon. Although Guinea's stance vis-à-vis the 1958 constitution has been recognized as unique, until now the historical roots of this phenomen |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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| Subject |
Rassemblement démocratique africain.
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Rassemblement démocratique africain fast |
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Rassemblement démocratique africain. nli |
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Decolonization -- Guinea
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HISTORY -- Africa -- West.
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Autonomy and independence movements
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Decolonization
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Politics and government
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Entkolonialisierung
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Decolonization -- Guinea.
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Guinea -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements
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Guinea -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057772
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Guinea
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Guinea
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Guinea -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.
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Guinea -- Politics and government.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007030265 |
| ISBN |
9780821442562 |
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0821442562 |
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0821417630 |
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9780821417638 |
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