Ethnicity and the Making of History in Northern Ghana / / Carola Lentz.
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Lentz, Carola, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Ethnicity and the Making of History in Northern Ghana / Carola Lentz. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022] ©2006 1 online resource (384 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda International African Library : IAL Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of maps and plates -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The North-West in the Nineteenth Century -- 2. The Introduction of Chieftaincy -- 3. The Discursive Creation of Ethnicity -- 4. The Lawra Confederacy Native Authority -- 5. Labour Migration, Home-ties and Ethnicity -- 6. 'Light over the Volta': the Mission of the White Fathers -- 7. Decolonisation and Local Government Reform -- 8. 'The Time When Politics Came': Party Politics and Local Conflict -- 9. Ethnic Movements and Special-interest Politics -- 10. The Cultural Work of Ethnicity -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Divisional (Paramount) Chiefs of Lawra District -- References -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748624010);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." Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Ethnicity Ghana. Ethnicité Ghāna. African Studies. HISTORY / Africa / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000 9783110780468 print 9780748624010 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748626847?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748626847 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780748626847/original |
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Lentz, Carola, Lentz, Carola, Ethnicity and the Making of History in Northern Ghana / International African Library : IAL Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of maps and plates -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The North-West in the Nineteenth Century -- 2. The Introduction of Chieftaincy -- 3. The Discursive Creation of Ethnicity -- 4. The Lawra Confederacy Native Authority -- 5. Labour Migration, Home-ties and Ethnicity -- 6. 'Light over the Volta': the Mission of the White Fathers -- 7. Decolonisation and Local Government Reform -- 8. 'The Time When Politics Came': Party Politics and Local Conflict -- 9. Ethnic Movements and Special-interest Politics -- 10. The Cultural Work of Ethnicity -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Divisional (Paramount) Chiefs of Lawra District -- References -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of maps and plates -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The North-West in the Nineteenth Century -- 2. The Introduction of Chieftaincy -- 3. The Discursive Creation of Ethnicity -- 4. The Lawra Confederacy Native Authority -- 5. Labour Migration, Home-ties and Ethnicity -- 6. 'Light over the Volta': the Mission of the White Fathers -- 7. Decolonisation and Local Government Reform -- 8. 'The Time When Politics Came': Party Politics and Local Conflict -- 9. Ethnic Movements and Special-interest Politics -- 10. The Cultural Work of Ethnicity -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Divisional (Paramount) Chiefs of Lawra District -- References -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of maps and plates -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The North-West in the Nineteenth Century -- 2. The Introduction of Chieftaincy -- 3. The Discursive Creation of Ethnicity -- 4. The Lawra Confederacy Native Authority -- 5. Labour Migration, Home-ties and Ethnicity -- 6. 'Light over the Volta': the Mission of the White Fathers -- 7. Decolonisation and Local Government Reform -- 8. 'The Time When Politics Came': Party Politics and Local Conflict -- 9. Ethnic Movements and Special-interest Politics -- 10. The Cultural Work of Ethnicity -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Divisional (Paramount) Chiefs of Lawra District -- References -- Index |
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