{"product_id":"communist-actors-in-african-decolonial-transitions-comparative-perspectives-hardcover","title":"Communist Actors in African Decolonial Transitions: Comparative Perspectives - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelder Adegar Fonseca\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChris Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLena Dallywater\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the long and protracted process of decolonization in sub-Saharan Africa (1957-1994), three key moments in the transitions from colonial\/white-ruled states to independent majority-ruled states can be identified: 1957-1965, 1974-1980, and 1988-1994. These transitional phases of decolonization in sub-Saharan Africa - the beginnings of the process, a crucial turning-point in that process, and its endings - are worthy of reappraisal and invite comparisons of various kinds. The existing literature does not consider the roles of communist actors in these transitions from a comparative perspective. This is the main focus of this volume, which will be an essential work for scholars of African decolonization and will interest anyone concerned with the history of communism and the external activities of the countries of the Soviet bloc and other communist actors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelder Adegar Fonseca\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus at the University of Évora, Portugal. After long time researching European economic, agrarian, and social history, he has been devoting the past decade to the project \"Historical Sources of Transnational Regionalism in Southern Africa: The Liberation Movements and 'White Africa' as Driving Forces (1960-1980) of regional integration\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Saunders\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of the University of Cape Town, South Africa, where he was head of the Department of Historical Studies. He has published on many aspects of Southern African history and historiography. Recently, he has worked on the transition from apartheid to democracy in South Africa and Namibia and on the regional geopolitics of Southern Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLena Dallywater\u003c\/strong\u003e is a researcher and coordinator at the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography Leipzig, Germany. She holds a PhD in Global Studies from Leipzig University. Her research focuses on transnational intellectual history, (Pan-)African philosophy, aesthetics and literature, and modes of Black solidarity in a global perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329674993971,"sku":"9783111554549","price":138.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NxIzLu-pip9783111554549.webp?v=1778171788","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/communist-actors-in-african-decolonial-transitions-comparative-perspectives-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}