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Politics Of Social Change In Ghana : The Konkomba Struggle for Political Equality
By: Talton, Benjamin (Author).
Palgrave Macmillan. Published: 12/03/2010. Audience Guide: Professional & Vocational.
Hardback. Sourced from U.S.A.
With the politics of Ghana as a backdrop, Talton explores the ways in which marginalized communities have defined and redefined themselves to protect their interests. The study uses the margainalized Konkomba to show ways in which communities define power, tradition, and belonging. Item Details
ISBN10/13: 023062278X/9780230622784
TITLE: Politics of Social Change in Ghana
CONTRIBUTORS: Talton, Benjamin (Author)
IMPRINT: Palgrave Macmillan
PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan
FORMAT: Hardback
PUBLICATION DATE: 12/03/2010
SUBJECT: History, Politics, African, Oppression & Persecution
DIMENSIONS (Width x Height): 159mm x 240mm
PAGES: 272
AUDIENCE GUIDE: Professional & Vocational
CONTENTS: Introduction: Power and Social Change in Africa 'Their Power Will Be Uniformly Supported' - The Politics of Historical Memory in Northern Ghana 'This Wild but Interesting Tribe' - Konkomba Feuds and Obstacles to British Rule 'A Festering Sore on an Otherwise Healthy Administrative Body' - Konkomba Political Agency and British Authority 'Down with Black Imperialism in the North!' - Education, Local Politics and Self-Help Initiatives 'That All Konkombas Should Henceforth Unite' - Ethnic Politics and the Use of Violence in Northern Ghana 'We Even Dance Together' - Social Relations in Post-Conflict Northern Ghana Bibliography
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