Sékou Touré’s Guinea

An Experiment in Nation Building

Ladipo Adamolekun

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English

Routledge
20 December 2023

Regional studies; Comparative politics; Regional geography

Series: Studies in African History

Originally published in 1976, this book was the first comprehensive analysis in English of the post-independence developments in the West African Republic of Guinea. It is a scholarly analysis of the different aspects of life in the country: political, economic and social. Among other things, the significance and consequences of the 1958 historic vote for independence are carefully examined: the role of President Touré, the country’s first and only Head of State, is assessed; the role of one of Africa’s earliest single mass parties, the Democratic Party of Guinea is also discussed, and the abortive invasion of November 1970 is situated in its correct historical perspective. This carefully researched book was based on observation and interviews, and on published and unpublished government and party documents, most of which were only available inside Guinea.

By: Ladipo Adamolekun
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 650g
ISBN: 9781032612171
ISBN 10: 1032612177
Series: Studies in African History
Pages: 262
Publication Date: 20 December 2023
Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Further / Higher Education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Ladipo Adamolekun is a Professor of Public Administration and a former Dean of the Faculty of Administration at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria. For about two decades, he held senior appointments in the World Bank in Washington, D.C. He has written and published extensively on politics and public administration in Africa. He has won many honours and distinctions at home and abroad over the years, including the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) award, officially described as the ""highest national prize for academic and intellectual attainment""."

Reviews for Sékou Touré’s Guinea: An Experiment in Nation Building

Review of the original edition of Sékou Touré’s Guinea: ‘Sékou Touré’s Guinea is an informative work and an interesting contribution to the literature on nation-building in Africa.’ Lansiné Kaba, Journal of Modern Africa Studies, Vol 15, No. 2.