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Ethnicity and the Making of History in Northern Ghana

Ethnicity and the Making of History in Northern Ghana

Lentz, Carola

Hardcover

Series: International African Library, Book 33

African History

ISBN10: 0748624015
ISBN13: 9780748624010
Publisher: Edinburgh Univ Pr
Published: Jul 4 2006
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.50
Height: 1.01 Width: 6.46 Depth: 9.32
Language: English
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 'production of history'. It explores the creation and redefinition of ethnic distinctions and commonalities by African and European actors, showing that ethnicity's 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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