Bibliograph

Arrested development, the Soviet Union in Ghana, Guinea, and Mali, 1955-1968, Alessandro Iandolo

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Label

Arrested development, the Soviet Union in Ghana, Guinea, and Mali, 1955-1968, Alessandro Iandolo

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Arrested development

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1268326105

Responsibility statement

Alessandro Iandolo

Sub title

the Soviet Union in Ghana, Guinea, and Mali, 1955-1968

Summary

"The book examines the USSR's involvement in West Africa during the 1950s and 1960s as aid donor, trade partner, and political inspiration for the first post-independence governments in Ghana, Guinea, and Mali. Based on extensive archival research, it follows Soviet engagement in West Africa from Ghana's independence in 1957 until Khrushchev's fall from power in 1964. The author traces the design and implementation of Soviet-sponsored modernization projects in agriculture, industry, and infrastructure. Soviet internationalism was both ideology and practice, and this book explores how postwar socialist ideas about economic growth became practice in Africa, exploring the implications for both Soviet and African actors. That experiment gives us a lens through which to examine the socialist politics of development, trade, and globalization."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A Farewell to Arms -- Brave New World -- First Contact -- The Heart of the Matter -- Things Fall Apart -- The End of the Affair

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