The Theory and Practice of African One Partyism
The CPP Re-examined
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2139196 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Selwyn D Ryan (York University, corresponding author), Selwyn Ryan (York University) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-172 |
| Publication date | 1970-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-3968 • E-ISSN: 1923-3051 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00083968.1970.10803599 |
| OpenAlex | W2225555470 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
When Kwame Nkrumah was ousted from power in February 1966, the CPP, generally regarded as the most dynamic of the African single parties, failed to rally to his defence. Many of its leading members indeed openly welcomed the coup.' While most Ghanaians understood the reasons for this seemingly unheroic behaviour, foreign observers, especially those who had made Nkrumah their ideological 'beast of burden' were aghast. How could a party which had dominated the Ghanaian and African scene for a decade and a half and which had
Development economics · Economics · Ideology · Kwame · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Demography · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2004 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |