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BL
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998222
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b752592
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| Main Entry
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Lentz, Carola.
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| Title & Author
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Ethnicity and the making of history in northern Ghana /\ Carola Lentz.
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| Publication Statement
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Edinburgh :: Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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International African library ;; 33
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1 online resource (xi, 346 pages) :: maps, portraits
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| ISBN
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0748626840
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: 1280953209
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: 6610953201
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: 9780748626847
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: 9780748652969
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: 9781280953200
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: 9786610953202
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0748624015
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9780748624010
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-336) and index.
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| Contents
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List of Maps and Plates; Preface; Map 1; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Epilogue; Notes; Abbreviations; Glossary; District (Paramount) Chiefs of Lawra District; References; Index;
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| Abstract
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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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Ethnicity-- Ghana.
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Ethnicité-- Ghāna.
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Ethnic relations.
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Ethnicity.
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HISTORY-- Africa-- General.
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Politics and government.
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Social conditions.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Discrimination Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Minority Studies.
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Ghana, Ethnic relations.
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Ghana, History.
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Ghana, Politics and government.
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Ghana, Social conditions.
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Ghāna, Conditions sociales.
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Ghāna, Histoire.
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Ghāna, Politique et gouvernement.
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Ghāna, Relations interethniques.
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Ghana.
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Ghana.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.8009667
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| LC Classification
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GN655.G45L46 2006eb
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15.80bcl
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15.80.bcl
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| Added Entry
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International African Institute.
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