A History Of The Akan Peoples Of The Gold Coast
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Author |
: William Turnbull Balmer |
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Total Pages |
: 236 |
Release |
: 1925 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105120056325 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of the Akan Peoples of the Gold Coast by : William Turnbull Balmer
Author |
: William Turnbull Balmer |
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: 1925 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1052418170 |
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: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of the Akan Peoples of the Gold Coast, Etc. [With Plates, Including Maps.]. by : William Turnbull Balmer
Author |
: William Turnbull Balmer |
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Total Pages |
: 208 |
Release |
: 1925 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:556505533 |
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: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of the Akan Peoples of the Gold Coast ... With Foreword by the Hon. C.W. Welman. [With Plates, Including Maps.]. by : William Turnbull Balmer
Author |
: Kwasi Konadu |
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: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 521 |
Release |
: 2010-05-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199889273 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199889279 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Akan Diaspora in the Americas by : Kwasi Konadu
In his groundbreaking study of the Akan diaspora, Kwasi Konadu demonstrates how this cultural group originating in West Africa both engaged in and went beyond the familiar diasporic themes of maroonage, resistance, and freedom. Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Akan never formed a majority among other Africans in the Americas. But their leadership skills in war and political organization, efficacy in medicinal plant use and spiritual practice, and culture archived in the musical traditions, language, and patterns of African diasporic life far outweighed their sheer numbers. Konadu argues that a composite Akan culture calibrated between the Gold Coast and forest fringe made the contributions of the Akan diaspora possible. The book examines the Akan experience in Guyana, Jamaica, Antigua, Barbados, former Danish and Dutch colonies, and North America, and how those early experiences foreground the modern engagement and movement of diasporic Africans and Akan people between Ghana and North America. Locating the Akan variable in the African diasporic equation allows scholars and students of the Americas to better understand how the diasporic quilt came to be and is still evolving.
Author |
: Carl Christian Reindorf |
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Total Pages |
: 402 |
Release |
: 1895 |
ISBN-10 |
: UVA:X000299146 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis History of the Gold Coast and Asante, Based on Traditions and Historical Facts by : Carl Christian Reindorf
Author |
: William Turnbull Balmer |
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Total Pages |
: 236 |
Release |
: 1969 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015021279958 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of the Akan Peoples of the Gold Coast by : William Turnbull Balmer
Author |
: Timothy F. Garrard |
Publisher |
: Longman Publishing Group |
Total Pages |
: 424 |
Release |
: 1980 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015046387562 |
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: |
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: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Akan Weights and the Gold Trade by : Timothy F. Garrard
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: City University of New Kwasi Konadu Assistant Professor of History Center for Ethnic Studies |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2010-04-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199745388 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199745382 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Akan Diaspora in the Americas by : City University of New Kwasi Konadu Assistant Professor of History Center for Ethnic Studies
In his groundbreaking study of the Akan diaspora, Konadu demonstrates how this cultural group originating in West Africa both engaged in and went beyond the familiar diasporic themes of maroonage, resistance, and freedom. Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Akan never formed a majority among other Africans in the Americas. But their leadership skills in war and political organization, efficacy in medicinal plant use and spiritual practice, and culture archived in the musical traditions, language, and patterns of African diasporic life far outweighed their sheer numbers. Konadu argues that a composite Akan culture calibrated between the Gold Coast and forest fringe made the contributions of the Akan diaspora possible. The book examines the Akan experience in Guyana, Jamaica, Antigua, Barbados, former Danish and Dutch colonies, and North America, and how those early experiences foreground the modern engagement and movement of diasporic Africans and Akan people between Ghana and North America. Locating the Akan variable in the African diasporic equation allows scholars and students of the Americas to better understand how the diasporic quilt came to be and is still evolving.
Author |
: Walter C. Rucker |
Publisher |
: Indiana University Press |
Total Pages |
: 342 |
Release |
: 2015-09-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780253017017 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0253017017 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gold Coast Diasporas by : Walter C. Rucker
“Provocative and well written . . . a must-read for any scholar interested in African identity, the transatlantic slave trade, and resistance.” —American Historical Review Although they came from distinct polities and peoples who spoke different languages, slaves from the African Gold Coast were collectively identified by Europeans as “Coromantee” or “Mina.” Why these ethnic labels were embraced and how they were utilized by enslaved Africans to develop new group identities is the subject of Walter C. Rucker’s absorbing study. Rucker examines the social and political factors that contributed to the creation of New World ethnic identities and assesses the ways displaced Gold Coast Africans used familiar ideas about power as a means of understanding, defining, and resisting oppression. He explains how performing Coromantee and Mina identity involved a common set of concerns and the creation of the ideological weapons necessary to resist the slavocracy. These weapons included obeah powders, charms, and potions; the evolution of “peasant” consciousness and the ennoblement of common people; increasingly aggressive displays of masculinity; and the empowerment of women as leaders, spiritualists, and warriors, all of which marked sharp breaks or reformulations of patterns in their Gold Coast past. “One of the book’s greatest strengths is the ways in which Rucker painstakingly traces how ethnic labels were appropriated, recast, and ultimately employed as a means to establish community bonds and resist oppression . . . Chapters that focus on the creation of the Gold Coast diaspora, religion, and women make for a captivating text that will be of interest to graduate students and specialist readers. Recommended.” —Choice
Author |
: J.B. Danquah |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 233 |
Release |
: 2014-01-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136971693 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136971696 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Akan Doctrine of God by : J.B. Danquah
First Published in 1968. Danquah's desire with this title is to expound Akan thought in such a way as to make it comprehensible to western thinkers and to demonstrate that it is comparable to their system. In pursuance of this objective, he calls forth his philosophical training and indulges in metaphysical and ethical speculation. The effects of this are evident in the whole book, whether in his discussion of the nature of the supreme Being or in his exposition of Akan ethical thought.