The Ghana Reader - History, Culture, Politics (Paperback)

Covering 500 years of Ghana's history, The Ghana Reader provides a multitude of historical, political, and cultural perspectives on this iconic African nation. Whether discussing the Asante kingdom and the Gold Coast's importance to European commerce and transatlantic slaving, Ghana's brief period under British colonial rule, or the emergence of its modern democracy, the volume's eighty selections emphasize Ghana's enormous symbolic and pragmatic value to global relations. They also demonstrate that the path to fully understanding Ghana requires acknowledging its ethnic and cultural diversity and listening to its population's varied voices. Readers will encounter selections written by everyone from farmers, traders, and the clergy to intellectuals, politicians, musicians, and foreign travelers. With sources including historical documents, poems, treaties, articles, and fiction, The Ghana Reader conveys the multiple and intersecting histories of Ghana's development as a nation, its key contribution to the formation of the African diaspora, and its increasingly important role in the economy and politics of the twenty-first century.

General

Imprint:	Duke University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The World Readers
Release date:	February 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Kwasi Konadu • Clifford C. Campbell
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-0-8223-5992-0
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General Books > Travel > General
LSN:	0-8223-5992-8
Barcode:	9780822359920

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