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Lumumba: Africas Lost Leader (Haus Publishing - Life &Times)
Leo Zeilig
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Paperback. Patrice Lumumba was the foremost leader of the African independence movement. After his execution in 1961, when he had been prime minister of the newly-liberated Congo for only seven months, he became an icon of anti-imperialist struggle. Zeilig tells the story of Lumumba's transition from nationalist to international symbol of African liberation. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 198 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
Patrice Lumumba (1925-61) is perhaps the most famous leader of the African independence movement. After his execution in 1961, when he had been prime minister of the newly-liberated Congo for only seven months, he became an icon of anti-imperialist struggle. As the news came out, his picture was brandished in demonstrations in capitals around the world, along with Che Guevara and Mao Zedong. His life and the independence that he sought for the Congo made him a pivotal figure of the 20th century, highlighting ongoing Western colonialism and the problematic nature of the independence granted to huge swathes of the ... Read more
Patrice Lumumba (1925-61) is perhaps the most famous leader of the African independence movement. After his execution in 1961, when he had been prime minister of the newly-liberated Congo for only seven months, he became an icon of anti-imperialist struggle. As the news came out, his picture was brandished in demonstrations in capitals around the world, along with Che Guevara and Mao Zedong. His life and the independence that he sought for the Congo made him a pivotal figure of the 20th century, highlighting ongoing Western colonialism and the problematic nature of the independence granted to huge swathes of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Life & Times
Condition
New
Weight
299g
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908323941
SKU
V9781908323941
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About Leo Zeilig
Leo Zeilig is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and is the author of African Struggles Today: Social Movements Since Independence (2012).
Reviews for Lumumba: Africas Lost Leader (Haus Publishing - Life &Times)
An excellent introduction to the political and personal life of the most enigmatic African leader of the 20th century.
Ludo de Witte, author of The Assassination of Lumumba In this well-researched book Leo Zeilig has done the valuable job of bringing to life Patrice Lumumba as a man, as well as showing the political context of Africa in the ... Read more
Ludo de Witte, author of The Assassination of Lumumba In this well-researched book Leo Zeilig has done the valuable job of bringing to life Patrice Lumumba as a man, as well as showing the political context of Africa in the ... Read more