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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute,
©2006.
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| Colección: | International African library ;
33. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 346 pages) : maps, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-336) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780748626847 0748626840 9780748652969 0748652965 1280953209 9781280953200 9786610953202 6610953201 |