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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778416403321

Autore

Allman Jean Marie

Titolo

The quills of the porcupine : Asante nationalism in an emergent Ghana / / Jean Marie Allman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madison, Wis. : , : University of Wisconsin Press, , 1993

ISBN

1-282-42404-1

9786612424045

0-299-13763-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 263 pages) : map

Disciplina

966.7

Soggetti

Ashanti (African people) - Politics and government

Nationalism - Ghana - Ashanti Region - History - 20th century

Nationalism - Ghana - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

"Leaving the dead some room to dance": theories, paradigms, and problems in the history of Asante nationalism Cocoa and Kotoko: the origins of the national liberation movement The dump ablaze: murder, mobilization, and building a popular front "Revolutionary movement" or "Her majesty's loyal opposition": the months of crisis and consolidation Off the streets and into parliament: the ascendancy of the politicians and the defeat of the popular front "And a thousand more will come?" the NLM's demise and the legacy of Asante Kotoko

Sommario/riassunto

The porcupine is the national symbol of the Asante. This is a case study in the social history of African politics. Placed in the context of so much theoretical and historical literature on class, ethnicity and nationalism, its significance is aimed beyond the borders of Asante, and Ghana.