Ethnicity and the Making of History in Northern Ghana
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African Studies
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Product details
- ISBN 9780748624010
- Weight: 680g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 04 Jul 2006
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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 ‘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.
Carola Lentz is Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and African Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (Germany).
