First published in 1973, this is a study of the historical relationship between the system of colonial control and local social and political structures in the Ahafo region of Ghana since the arrival of the British. There has been much academic writing about African policies in the past but it has not on the whole been very successful in illuminating to outsiders what political conflicts in African countries are concerned with or what political actors in Africa understand themselves to be doing. This is particularly true in the case of the political actions of those who, like the great majority of the population of Africa, are not members of elites educated in European languages. The authors of this book, a political scientist and an anthropologist, have attempted to convey enough of the context and complexity of political intention and action in one traditional area of Ghana for someone who knows nothing about Africa to begin to understand what politics there means.
| ISBN: | 9780521113564 |
| Publication date: | 18th June 2009 |
| Author: | John Dunn, A F Robertson |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 416 pages |
| Series: | African Studies |
| Genres: |
Political economy |
First published in 1973, this is a study of the historical relationship between the system of colonial control and local social and political structures in the Ahafo region of Ghana since the arrival of the British. There has been much academic writing about African policies in the past but it has not on the whole been very successful in illuminating to outsiders what political conflicts in African countries are concerned with or what political actors in Africa understand themselves to be doing. This is particularly true in the case of the political actions of those who, like the great majority of the population of Africa, are not members of elites educated in European languages. The authors of this book, a political scientist and an anthropologist, have attempted to convey enough of the context and complexity of political intention and action in one traditional area of Ghana for someone who knows nothing about Africa to begin to understand what politics there means.
Dependence and Opportunity features in the following genres: Political economy
Dependence and Opportunity is available in Paperback, Hardback
Dependence and Opportunity was written by John Dunn, A F Robertson and published by Cambridge University Press
Dependence and Opportunity has 416 pages
Yes it is part of African Studies series