| `The History of Ashanti Kings and the Whole Country Itself' and Other Writings, by Agyeman Prempeh Contributor(s): Prempeh, Agyeman (Author), Akyeampong, E. (Editor), Adu Boahen, A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0197262619 ISBN-13: 9780197262610 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2003 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: This is a key text for understanding the history of the great West African kingdom of Asante (now in Ghana). It is perhaps the earliest example of history writing in English by an African ruler. The result is an indispensably detailed account of the Asante monarchy from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. Context is provided by the inclusion of other writings by or about Agyeman Prempeh, together with four introductory essays by the world's leading scholars of Asante history. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - West |
| Dewey: 966.700 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.5" W x 9.54" (1.13 lbs) 240 pages |