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The Cold War in West Africa
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The Cold War wasn’t just limited to nuclear tensions and competition between the great powers. What’s often overlooked is that major transformations took place in the 1950s and 60s across West Africa, as power transferred from colonial powers such as Britain & France to independent African nations.In this episode, James is joined by Professor Marco Wyss from Lancaster University to discuss the fascinating postcolonial story behind West Africa’s Cold War.Marco's book Postcolonial Security: Britain, France, and West Africa's Cold War is available via Oxford University Press.For more Warfare content, subscribe to our Warfare Wednesday newsletter here.If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today! To download, go to Android or Apple store. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Jun 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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