British Rule and Rural Protest in Southern Ghana

Li, Anshan

ISBN 10: 0820451886 / ISBN 13: 9780820451886

Published by Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 2002

About this Item

Zustandsbeschreibung: Mängelexemplar. Colonial rule encroached on the daily life of Africans causing great tension as well as resistance. This book, based on government documents, explores protest of the Ghanaian people through case studies: people against colonial government, commoners against chiefs, religious leaders against secular authority, and lesser local leaders against paramount Chiefs. Colonialism was a situation of paradox: protest played an important role and in most cases caused changes in colonial policy. Challenging the colonial establishments, social protest converted African commoners into political actors. This book helps understand both African initiative and the impact of colonialism as a whole. XVI,207 Seiten mit 6 Tab., gebunden (Society and Politics in Africa; vol. 11/Peter Lang Verlag 2002). Statt EUR 60,95. Gewicht: 401 g - Gebunden/Gebundene Ausgabe.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: British Rule and Rural Protest in Southern Ghana
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820451886
• ISBN 13: 9780820451886
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Wie Neu
• Weight: 401 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ethnologie
  • Neuere Geschichte
  • Afrikanistik

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Synopsis

Colonial rule encroached on the daily life of Africans causing great tension as well as resistance. This book, based on government documents, explores protest of the Ghanaian people through case studies: people against colonial government, commoners against chiefs, religious leaders against secular authority, and lesser local leaders against paramount Chiefs. Colonialism was a situation of paradox: protest played an important role and in most cases caused changes in colonial policy. Challenging the colonial establishments, social protest converted African commoners into political actors. This book helps us understand both African initiative and the impact of colonialism as a whole.

About the Author

The Author: Formerly of the Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Li Anshan is Professor at the Institute of Afro-Asian Studies, the School of International Studies at Peking University. He received his Ph.D. in history from the Department of History, University of Toronto and has publications in The International Journal of African Historical Studies, The Journal of Modern African Studies, Journal of Religious History and some Chinese academic journals. Author of A History of Chinese Overseas in Africa (in Chinese), his interests cover African history and historiography.