Warriors at Work: How Guinea Was Really Set Free [Hardcover]

Mustafah Dhada (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0870812874 | ISBN-13: 978-0870812873 | Publication Date: June 1993

This is Mustafah Dhada's compelling account of Guinea's struggle for independence from Portuguese rule. A Cape Verdian agronomist fully committed to nationalist unity in Luso-Africa and to the independence of Guinea, Amilar Lopes Cabral helped form the African Independence Party of Guinea Verde (PAIGC) (Partido Africano da Guine e Cabo). Through PAIGC's efforts, a nationalist army was established, a guerilla war was launched, and a protracted drive for a nation-state mounted. "Warriors at Work" addresses for the first time key questions regarding the fight to free Guinea: Was the PAIGC the only nationalist movement to emerge in Guinea? Was the mobilisation drive and nationalist war a straightforward march to victory with the PAIGC calling the shots? And, was the campaign for statehood instigated solely to forge a new social order? Dhada cuts through revolutionary rhetoric to reveal a remarkable human drama fought at the front lines and beyond.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 324 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado (June 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870812874
• ISBN-13: 978-0870812873
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,496,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > History > Africa > Guinea Bissau
  • #43 in Books > History > Africa > Guinea

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A thorough analysis of the PAIGC's revolutionary agenda., December 14, 1998

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Charles F. Peterson ([e-mail]) (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warriors at Work: How Guinea Was Really Set Free (Hardcover)

"Warriors at Work" examines the complete functioning of the Guinean people's struggle against Portuguese imperialism. Brilliantly noting the contribution and leadership of Amilcar Cabral, Dhada, as Cabral would have approved, focuses on the mass popular contribution and national role in the process of liberation. Dhada clearly reveals the brilliance of the PAIGC effort. The fighters of Guinea while battling Portuguese aggression simultaneously created a functioning relevant and indigenously produced nation state that would replace the Portuguese colonial machine. Dhada's focus on the mechanics of this process give us the most insightful view of what made the Guinean revolution effective, unique and a theoretical model for all revolutionaries to consider.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Analysis., November 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Warriors at Work: How Guinea Was Really Set Free (Hardcover)

Amilcar Cabral one of the greatest minds of the twenteth century. A complete revolutionary. His works need to be studied by every African. He is a guide for the future for the success of Cabo Verde and Guinea Bissau if they would follow his example to overcome the colonialist mentality and to change the minds and to become liberated for a new freedom of thought,for a democracy and economic development of Guinea Bissau and Cabo Verde only in their unity in the struggle for success. One can not make it without the other. The youth of both countries must come together in the movement of JAAC. The future of Africa depends on it.