London Socialist Historians Group
5th June
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London Socialist Historians seminar & book launch. Marika Sherwood on Nkrumah & the Dawn of the Cold War, 10th June
The London Socialist Historians Group, which organises the socialist history seminar at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London*, has said that leading socialist historian Marika Sherwood will launch and speak on her new book (Pluto) on Nkrumah and the dawn of the Cold War on Monday 10th June.
The event is at Bookmarks Bookshop, 1 Bloomsbury St, WC1B 3QE at 6.30pm on Monday 10th June
LSHG Convenor Keith Flett said, we are pleased to be able to launch this important new research into the origins of the Cold War at Bookmarks, one of the leading socialist bookshops in the UK, and delighted to be working again with Marika Sherwood
About the book
Drawing on archival research including the newly released MI5 files, Marika Sherwood reports on the work of WANS, on the plans for a unity conference in October 1948 in Lagos, and on Nkrumah’s return home. Sherwood demonstrates that colonial powers colluded with each other and the US in order to control the burgeoning struggles for independence. By labelling African nationalists as ‘communists’ in their efforts to contain decolonisation, the Western powers introduced the Cold War to the continent.
Providing a rich exploration of a neglected history, this book sheds light for the first time on a crucial historical moment in the history of West Africa and the developmental trajectory of West African independence.
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