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Kwame Nkrumah

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Contrary to my expectations this turned out to be a good biography of Nkrumah and highlighted his many great achievements. It reassessed him and his place in history in a positive light. A must have for Nkrumah admirers.

This book does a good job of showing the evolution of Kwame Nkrumah's thought. It not only details Nkrumah's many accomplishments but his mistakes especially the ones that led to his fall from power. The book contains many interesting facts about Nkrumah's life, such as his having been baptized as a Catholic and being a choirboy in his youth. Nkrumah spent many years in America where he learned much about America's race problem and met famous African-Americans such as Paul Robeson, and Richard Wright. Despite Nkrumah's overthrow with the help of the CIA, Nkrumah's influence on the African Liberation and Pan-African movement is still strong.

unfortunately i can not rate this book b/c i never received it, so i will rate the customer service since that is what i have insight on first hand....i ended up receiving a refund from amazon...the seller never responded to my inquiries and well over a month (12-6-10) had passed since i placed and paid for my order....i didnt have the book for my first day of class and was not prepared b/c the 1st lesson was due from the book and i didnt have it....i had to purchase another book at a higher price b/c i was in desperate need of it for class....i will personally NEVER use amazon again b/c of the slow customer service and run i around i received in attempting to file a claim and i will never use a seller agent again to purchase books....i have heard of a competitor that is up and coming and will use them in the future....chegg.com here i come....

future buyers beware, do NOT use the seller i did for your purchases if you choose to stick with amazon....good luck