Making the Town : Ga State and Society in Early Colonial Accra

Ga State and Society in Early Colonial Accra

By: John Parker

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Paperback | 1 December 1999

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This title incorporates a social history of a West African urban community during colonialism. The focus is centered on town politics and the ways in which the Ga political action shaped Accra's transition from pre-colonial city-state to colonial port city.

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... an outstanding piece of scholarship, constructed with the art of a storyteller, its complex and many-layered text weaving together changing Ga values, institutions and perception within the context of the colonial city of Accra... . Scholars of early colonial Africa and the period of transition to colonial rule, as well as those interested in the processes of urbanisation and cultural innovation, will find this a worthy addition to the library, as will any historian or social scientist who likes a well crafted and erudite text. The complexities of Ga socio-polity are intimidating, but Parker does fashion his tale into a good read. I warmly recommend it. - D. Dorward in ARAS

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Preface
Glossary of Ga Words
Introduction: Making the Town State and Society in Precolonial
Accra Defending the Town: Warfare, Wealth, and Civic Virtue, 1866-1874 Law, Slavery, and Colonial Rule, 1874-1880
Between Two Fires: Economic Change and Political Power, 1880s-1890s
God's Palaver: Religion and Politics, 1860s-1920s Remaking the Town: Struggles for the Colonial City
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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Making the Town : Ga State and Society in Early Colonial Accra

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