| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xiv, 242 pages : maps ; 22 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Power and Social Change in Africa -- "Their Power Will Be Uniformly Supported"-The Politics of Historical Memory in Northern Ghana -- "This Wild but Interesting Tribe"-Konkomba Feuds and Obstacles to British Rule -- "A Festering Sore on an Otherwise Healthy Administrative Body"-Konkomba Political Agency and British Authority -- "Down with Black Imperialism in the North!"-Education, Local Politics and Self-Help Initiatives -- "That All Konkombas Should Henceforth Unite"-Ethnic Politics and the Use of Violence in Northern Ghana -- "We Even Dance Together"-Social Relations in Post-Conflict Northern Ghana -- Bibliography. |
| Summary |
"With Ghana's colonial and postcolonial politics as a backdrop, this book explores the ways in which historically marginalized communities have defined and redefined themselves to protect their interests and compete with neighboring ethnic groups politically and economically. The study uses the Konkomba and their relationship with their historically dominant neighbors to show the ways in which local communities define power, tradition, and belonging. Through rich narrative and nuanced analysis, the author challenges popular thinking on the construction of ethnicity, the basis for social and political conflict, and the legacy of European colonial rule in Africa."--Publisher's website. |
| Subject |
Konkomba (African people) -- Ghana -- Politics and government.
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Ghana -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects.
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Social change -- Political aspects -- Ghana.
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Ghana -- Politics and government.
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Ghana -- History -- 1957-
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Ethnic relations -- Political aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00916013
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Social change -- Political aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01122326
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Ghana. (OCoLC)fst01208741
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1957
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9780230622784 |
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023062278X |
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