| Nkrumah & the Chiefs: The Politics of Chieftaincy in Ghana, 1951-1960 Contributor(s): Rathbone, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0821413066 ISBN-13: 9780821413067 Publisher: Ohio University Press OUR PRICE: $28.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: The end of independent chieftaincy must be one of the most fundamental changes in the long history of Ghana, and one of the central achievements that Kwame Nkrumah and his movement brought about. Nkrumah & the Chiefs examines a radical nationalist government's attempts to destroy chieftaincy in Ghana. Richard Rathbone's pioneering work shows how chiefly resistance forced the government to seek control over rural areas by incorporating and redefining chieftaincy. Based primarily on previously unconsulted archival and other material in Ghana, Nkrumah & the Chiefs is a detailed analysis of this neglected side of Ghana's history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 320.966 |
| LCCN: 99046031 |
| Series: Western African Studies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6" W x 9.13" (0.67 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - West Africa - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The end of independent chieftaincy must be one of the most fundamental changes in the long history of Ghana, and one of the central achievements that Kwame Nkrumah and his movement brought about. Nkrumah & the Chiefs examines a radical nationalist government's attempts to destroy chieftaincy in Ghana. Richard Rathbone's pioneering work shows how chiefly resistance forced the government to seek control over rural areas by incorporating and redefining chieftaincy. Based primarily on previously unconsulted archival and other material in Ghana, Nkrumah & the Chiefs is a detailed analysis of this neglected side of Ghana's history. |