The British Press, Public Opinion and the End of Empire in Africa The 'Wind of Change', 1957-60
This book provides fresh insights into how the British press affected both British perceptions of decolonisation in Africa and British policy towards it during the ‘wind of change’ period. It also reveals, for the first time, the extent to which British newspaper coverage was of relevance to African...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2022, 2022
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2022 |
| Series: | Britain and the World
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter One: Introduction
- Chapter Two: Nkrumah’s Ghana, 1957: the press and the post-colonial state
- Chapter Three: Colonial violence in Kenya and the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1959: frameworks of representation and patterns of practice of the press
- Chapter Four: Harold Macmillan’s ‘wind of change’ tour of Africa, 1960: British policy, civic cultures and political practices
- Chapter Five: The Sharpeville massacre, 1960: African activism and the press
- Chapter Six: The Congo Crisis, 1960-61: emergent mini-frames in a post-colonial environment
- Chapter Seven: Conclusion