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Independence Movement
Guardians of Dissent: J.B. Danquah, K.A. Busia, and the Foundations of Opposition in Ghana's Independence Era
- J.B. Danquah
- K.A. Busia
- Kwame Nkrumah
- United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC)
- National Liberation Movement (NLM)
- United Party (UP)
- Convention People's Party (CPP)
- Preventive Detention Act (PDA)
- Ghanaian Politics
- Opposition Tradition
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Chapter 1
The Intellectual Roots of Dissent: Pre-Independence Ideologies
Explores the intellectual and political landscape of the Gold Coast prior to the formation of major political parties, examining the influences on Danquah and Busia's political thought, including traditional governance, British liberalism, and early nationalist aspirations.
Sources & References
- Austin, Dennis. Politics in Ghana, 1946-1960. Oxford University Press, 1964.
- Busia, K.A. Africa in Search of Democracy. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1967.
- Busia, K.A. The Position of the Chief in the Modern Political System of Ashanti. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- Danquah, J.B. The Akan Doctrine of God. Lutterworth Press, 1944.
- Osei, Akwasi P. Ghana: Recurrence and Change in a Post-Independence African State. Peter Lang, 1999.
- Rathbone, Richard. Nkrumah and the Chiefs: The Politics of Chieftaincy in Ghana 1951-1960. James Currey, 2000.
