A New African Elite: Place in the Making of a Bridge Generation Contributor(s): Pellow, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 180073378X ISBN-13: 9781800733787 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2022 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
Dewey: 966.700 |
LCCN: 2021062574 |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.19 lbs) 276 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Focusing on a sub-set of the Dagomba of northern Ghana, this book looks at the first generation to go through secondary school in the north. After university and post-graduate education, they relocate to Accra, the capital, hundreds of miles south. They crossed social and physical space and have become cosmopolitan while holding on to tradition and attachment to their home town. This bridge generation are patrons to those living up north. This book charts their path into elite status and argues that they use the tools gained through education and social connections to influence politics back home. |