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The Akan People: A Documentary History. Edited by Kwasi Konadu

Name: The Akan People: A Documentary History. Edited by Kwasi Konadu
Brand: Markus Wiener Publishers
SKU: 9781558765801
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Contributors:

Kwasi Konadu

Publisher:

Markus Wiener Publishers

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Social Science, History, Political Science

Book Subcategory:

Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Africa, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism

Book Topic:

American

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Release Date:

2016-11-08

ISBN 13:

9781558765801

Weight:

0.69 lbs

Size:

9.00 x 6.00 x 0.48 inches

Pages:

208

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The 25-million-strong Akan, a cultural-linguistic group found predominantly in present-day Ghana and to a lesser extent Togo and Ivory Coast, has established a legacy as widely known as its bright kente cloth. From the fourth century on, the Akan created numerous states based largely on gold production, commerce linked to Sudanic Africa and the Mediterranean world, and an agrarian culture. Attracted by its gold, Europeans established their West African bases in the region they called the Gold Coast and built commercial relations with indigenous states like Denkyira and Akwamu. As these states gained wealth from regional and European commerce, gold was surpassed by the trafficking in African captives to be used in the overseas European colonies. Europeans established over 40 trading forts along 341 miles of the Akan coastline, underscoring the importance of the region. The lessons learned from the rise and fall of numerous Akan states ultimately led to the rise of the best-known Akan empire, the Asante Empire. Throughout its history, the Akan have been innovators of sophisticated socio-political organizations and in material culture, producing notables such as the pan-Africanist and Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, and sub-Saharan Africa's first U.N. Secretary General, Kofi Annan. This first-of-its-kind collection features a new array of primary sources that provide fresh and nuanced perspectives on the histories of the Akan peoples.

The Akan People: A Documentary History. Edited by Kwasi Konadu

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