My country, Africa : autobiography of the Black Pasionaria
Blouin, Andrée, 1921-19862025
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Andrée Blouin - once called the most dangerous woman in Africa - played a leading role in the struggles for decolonization that shook the continent in the 1950s and '60s, advising the postcolonial leaders of Algeria, both Congos, Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea, and Ghana. In this autobiography, Blouin retraces her remarkable journey as an African revolutionary.
Main title:
My country, Africa : autobiography of the Black Pasionaria / Andrée Blouin ; introduction by Adom Getachew, Thomas Meaney ; contributions by Jean Mackellar.
Author:
Blouin, Andrée, 1921-1986, authorMacKellar, Jean Scott, author
Imprint:
London : Verso, 2025.
Collation:
304 pages ; 24 cm.
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ISBN:
9781839768712 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
966.032092BLO
Language:
English
Subject:
Blouin, Andrée, 1921-1986Nationalists -- Africa, West -- BiographyAfrica, West -- Politics and government -- 1884-1960Africa, West -- Politics and government -- 1960-National liberation movements -- Africa, WestCongo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government -- 1908-1960Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- Civil War, 1960-1965Nationalists -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- BiographyBiography
BRN:
5459333
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