{"product_id":"arrested-development-the-soviet-union-in-ghana-guinea-and-mali-1955-1968-paperback","title":"Arrested Development: The Soviet Union in Ghana, Guinea, and Mali, 1955-1968 - Paperback","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\u003eAlessandro Iandolo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Marshall Shulman Book Prize of the Harriman Institute of Columbia University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the W. Bruce Lincoln Book Prize of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArrested Development\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Alessandro Iandolo examines the USSR's role in West Africa during the 1950s and 1960s as an aid donor, trade partner, and political model for newly independent Ghana, Guinea, and Mali.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a strong economy in the 1950s, the USSR expanded its global outreach, supporting economic development in post-colonial Africa and Asia. Many nations saw the Soviet model as a path to political and economic independence. Drawing on extensive Russian and West African archival research, Iandolo explores Soviet ideas, sponsored projects, and their lasting impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoviet specialists worked alongside West African colleagues to design ambitious development plans, build infrastructure, establish collective farms, survey mineral resources, and manage banking and trade. These collaborations--and the tensions they created--shed light on how Soviet and West African visions of development intersected. \u003ci\u003eArrested Development \u003c\/i\u003epositions the USSR as a key player in twentieth-century economic history, reshaping global approaches to modernization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlessandro Iandolo is Lecturer in Soviet and Post-Soviet History at University College London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45389317668943,"sku":"9781501785054","price":75.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/4qEFmaPT0w9781501785054.webp?v=1780239145","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/arrested-development-the-soviet-union-in-ghana-guinea-and-mali-1955-1968-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}