Ethnicity and the making of history in northern Ghana /:

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 ́⁰production of histo...

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1. Verfasser: Lentz, Carola
Körperschaft: International African Institute
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute, ©2006.
Schriftenreihe:International African library ; 33.
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Zusammenfassung: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 ́⁰production of historý⁰₉. It explores the creation and redefinition of ethnic distinctions and commonalities by African and European actors, showing that ethnicitý⁰₉s 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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 346 pages) : maps, portraits
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-336) and index.
ISBN:9780748626847
0748626840
9780748652969
0748652965
1280953209
9781280953200
9786610953202
6610953201

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