ISBN:
0748624015
,
0748626840
,
9780748624010
,
9780748626847
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 346 p.)
Series Statement:
International African library 33
DDC:
305.8009667
Keywords:
Ethnicité / Ghāna
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
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HISTORY / Africa / General
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Ethnic relations
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Ethnicity
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Political science
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Social history
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Politische Wissenschaft
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Sozialgeschichte
;
Ethnicity
;
Afrika
Note:
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [326]-336) and index
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"Drawing on two decades of research this social and political history of North-Western Ghana traces the creation of new ethnic and territorial boundaries, categories and forms of self-understanding, and represents a major contribution to debates on ethnicity, colonialism and the 'production of history'. It explores the creation and redefinition of ethnic distinctions and commonalities by African and European actors, showing that ethnicity's power derives from a contradiction: while ethnic identities purport to be non-negotiable, creating permanent bonds, stability and security, the boundaries of the communities created and the associated traits and practices are malleable and adaptable to specific interests and contexts."--Jacket
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List of Maps and Plates; Preface; Map 1; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Epilogue; Notes; Abbreviations; Glossary; District (Paramount) Chiefs of Lawra District; References; Index
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9780748624010.001.0001
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