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Culture and customs of Ghana / / Steven J. Salm and Toyin Falola
| Culture and customs of Ghana / / Steven J. Salm and Toyin Falola |
| Autore | Salm Steven J. <1966-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (236 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.09667 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FalolaToyin |
| Collana | Culture and customs of Africa |
| ISBN |
979-84-00-63536-6
1-280-86925-9 9786610869251 0-313-01132-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Culture and Customs of Ghana -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- 1 Introduction -- GEOGRAPHY -- PEOPLES -- The Guan -- The Mole-Dagbani and the Gonja -- The Akan -- The Ewe -- The Ga-Adangbes -- LANGUAGES -- EDUCATION -- URBAN CENTERS -- RESOURCES, OCCUPATIONS, AND ECONOMY -- Timber -- Cocoa -- Mining -- Tourism -- Manufacturing -- Economic Performance -- GOVERNMENT -- HISTORY -- Early History -- The Asante Empire -- Early Europeans -- The Colonial Era -- Independence Movements -- Independence and the First Republic, 1957-66 -- National Liberation Council, 1966-69 -- The Second Republic, 1969-72 -- The National Redemption Council and the Supreme Military Council, 1972-79 -- The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council and the Third Republic, 1979-81 -- The Provisional National Defence Council, 1981-92 -- The Fourth Republic -- CULTURAL ISSUES -- NOTE -- 2 Religion and Worldview -- WORLDVIEW -- INDIGENOUS RELIGIONS -- Supreme God -- Lesser Gods -- Ancestors -- Witchcraft -- Indigenous Religion and Change -- CHRISTIANITY -- Effects of Christianity -- ISLAM -- Effects of Islam -- NOTES -- 3 Literature and Media -- ORAL LITERATURE -- Proverbs -- Poetry and Songs -- Narratives -- WRITTEN LITERATURE -- Indigenous Language -- English Language -- Poetry -- Novels -- Popular Literature -- DRAMA AND POPULAR THEATER -- NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES -- RADIO AND TELEVISION -- Radio -- Television -- NOTES -- 4 Art and Architecture/Housing -- ART -- Functions -- Textiles -- Sculpture -- Metal Arts -- Pottery, Basketry, Beads, and Leatherwork -- Traditional Artists -- Modern and Tourist Art -- ARCHITECTURE AND HOUSING -- Rural Architecture and Housing -- Urban Architecture and Housing -- NOTES -- 5 Cuisine and Traditional Dress -- CUISINE -- Patterns of Consumption -- BEVERAGES -- Festival Food and Drink -- DRESS.
Ceremonial Dress -- Ornamentation -- Western Fashions -- NOTES -- 6 Gender Roles, Marriage, and Family -- LINEAGE AND SOCIAL PATTERNS -- RITES OF PASSAGE -- Birth -- Initiation -- Marriage -- Death -- FAMILY CONCEPT AND STRUCTURE -- ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES -- SOCIAL CHANGE -- NOTE -- 7 Social Customs and Lifestyle -- SOCIAL RELATIONS -- FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS -- Traditional Festivals -- Aboakyer -- Homowo -- Odwira -- Ewe Festivals -- Damba -- National Holidays -- PANAFEST -- LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT -- Sports and Games -- Cinema -- Everyday Life and Leisure -- 8 Music and Dance -- TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE -- Functions -- Instruments -- Musicians -- Types of Music and Dance -- NEO-TRADITIONAL OR NEO-FOLK MUSIC -- Kpanlogo -- Ga Cultural Groups -- Simpa -- POPULAR MUSIC AND DANCE -- Highlife -- Reggae -- Hiplife -- CHRISTIAN MUSIC -- Gospel Highlife -- Choral Music -- INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT OF MUSIC AND DANCE -- NOTES -- RECOMMENDED CDS -- Glossary -- Bibliographic Essay -- GENERAL -- INTRODUCTION -- RELIGION AND WORLDVIEW -- LITERATURE AND MEDIA -- ART AND ARCHITECTURE/HOUSING -- CUISINE AND TRADITIONAL DRESS -- GENDER ROLES, MARRIAGE, AND FAMILY -- SOCIAL CUSTOMS AND LIFESTYLE -- MUSIC AND DANCE -- Index -- About the Authors. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815472203321 |
Salm Steven J. <1966->
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| Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Landlords and lodgers [[electronic resource] ] : socio-spatial organization in an Accra community / / Deborah Pellow
| Landlords and lodgers [[electronic resource] ] : socio-spatial organization in an Accra community / / Deborah Pellow |
| Autore | Pellow Deborah <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.09667 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human territoriality - Ghana - Accra
Spatial behavior - Ghana - Accra Hausa (African people) - Ghana - Accra - Social conditions Muslims - Ghana - Accra - Social conditions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-42288-2
9786610422883 0-313-01239-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455723303321 |
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Pellow Deborah <1945->
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| Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Landlords and lodgers [[electronic resource] ] : socio-spatial organization in an Accra community / / Deborah Pellow
| Landlords and lodgers [[electronic resource] ] : socio-spatial organization in an Accra community / / Deborah Pellow |
| Autore | Pellow Deborah <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.09667 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human territoriality - Ghana - Accra
Spatial behavior - Ghana - Accra Hausa (African people) - Ghana - Accra - Social conditions Muslims - Ghana - Accra - Social conditions |
| ISBN |
1-280-42288-2
9786610422883 0-313-01239-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780259803321 |
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Pellow Deborah <1945->
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| Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Landlords and lodgers : socio-spatial organization in an Accra community / / Deborah Pellow
| Landlords and lodgers : socio-spatial organization in an Accra community / / Deborah Pellow |
| Autore | Pellow Deborah <1945-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.09667 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human territoriality - Ghana - Accra
Spatial behavior - Ghana - Accra Hausa (African people) - Ghana - Accra - Social conditions Muslims - Ghana - Accra - Social conditions |
| ISBN |
1-280-42288-2
9786610422883 0-313-01239-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- LANDLORDS AND LODGERS -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- GLOSSARY -- PREFACE -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- LINKING PEOPLE AND PLACE -- MANAGING IN THE CITY -- THE STORY UNFOLDS -- NOTES -- 2 THE URBAN CULTURAL CONTEXT -- MODERN ACCRA: A BRIEF GAZE -- EARLY SETTLEMENTS -- EUROPEAN DOMINION -- SPATIAL AND SOCIAL ENGINEERING -- NEIGHBORHOODS, HOUSE FORM, AND CULTURE -- HOUSING TODAY -- NOTES -- 3 STRANGERS, STRUGGLES, AND THE CREATION OF SABON ZONGO -- MUSLIM MIGRANTS IN ACCRA -- MUSLIM LEADERSHIP IN ACCRA -- THE HAUSA MOLD -- THE EARLY COMMUNITY: LAND AND LEADERSHIP -- THE EARLY COMMUNITY: THE POPULATION AND ITS CHARACTER -- TIES WITH ACCRA -- NOTES -- 4 SABON ZONGO: ENVIRONMENTAL DELIMITATIONS -- A BOUNDED COMMUNITY -- SPATIAL SUBDIVISIONS: UNGUWA -- MARKET AND STREET TRADE -- CONVENIENCE VS. EXPECTATIONS AND ATTACHMENTS -- NOTES -- 5 TIES THAT BIND -- KINSHIP -- ETHNICITY -- THE CORNER MOSQUE -- PATRONS AND CLIENTS -- NOTES -- 6 EVERYDAY LIFE -- PARTICIPANTS IN DAILY EXCHANGE -- RELATIONS BETWEEN THE SEXES -- SCHOOLING -- OCCUPATIONS -- INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE -- CAMARADERIE -- PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS -- AN URBAN NICHE -- NOTES -- 7 ANTHILL ARCHITECTURE: THE INVOLUTED COMPOUND -- EVOLVING FORMS -- BOUNDARIES, MATERIALS, AND FACILITIES -- MODELS TO FOLLOW: GENDERED SPACE -- COMPOUND SPACE-VARIATIONS ON A THEME -- TENANT AND NUCLEAR FAMILY HOMES: EXTREMES OF CHANGE -- MARKING SOCIAL CHANGE -- NOTES -- 8 COMPOUND SOCIAL SPACE: TRANSFORMATIONS THROUGH LIVING -- THE DRAW OF SABON ZONGO -- HAVING CAPACITY -- BECOMING A TENANT -- COMPOUND-BASED ACTIVITIES -- PUBLIC PRIVACY -- GENDER ROLES -- CHANGING ROLES -- NOTES -- 9 CONCLUSION: ZONGWANCI -- NOTE -- APPENDIX -- SAMPLE OF COMPOUNDS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- About the Author. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809205603321 |
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Pellow Deborah <1945->
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| Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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