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Chieftaincy In Ghana
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Author : Irene K. Odotei
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Chieftaincy In Ghana written by Irene K. Odotei and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
Chieftaincy is one of the most enduring traditional institutions in Ghana, which has displayed remarkable resilience from pre-colonial through colonial to postcolonial times. In the past, the role of a chief was to lead his people in war to defend, protect and extend their territories. The modern role is to combat poverty and other social ills: illiteracy, ignorance, environmental degradation, and the depletion of resources. Nowadays, chiefs are under pressure to achieve good governance in their traditional areas. They are challenged to integrate tradition and modernity, a process about which there is considerable debate. They carry out their duties in an increasingly globalised world where the accent is on democracy, human rights, health delivery, employment, human development and regional integration. Their ability to come to terms with these challenges will provide an indication of their relevance and the relevance of the institution to Ghana?s long-term development. This massive volume is arguably the most comprehensive and detailed scholarly study of the institution of chieftaincy to appear on the subject to date. The subjects and approaches are wide- ranging, and cover most aspects of the institution in every geographical area in Ghana. Some thirty contributors from the humanities and social sciences tell the story of chieftaincy past and present from a multitude of perspectives: anthropological, historical, economic, sociological, gender, literary, religious and philosophical.
Chieftaincy
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Author : Kwame Arhin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Chieftaincy written by Kwame Arhin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Chiefdoms categories.
Report Of The Committee On Chieftaincy Matters In The East Central State Of Nigeria
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Author : Committee on Chieftaincy Matters in the East-Central State of Nigeria
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Report Of The Committee On Chieftaincy Matters In The East Central State Of Nigeria written by Committee on Chieftaincy Matters in the East-Central State of Nigeria and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Anambra State (Nigeria) categories.
Patrons Clients And Empire
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Author : Colin Newbury
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2003-01-02
Patrons Clients And Empire written by Colin Newbury and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-02 with History categories.
Patrons, Clients, and Empire challenges the stereotypes of despotic imperial power in Asian, African, and Pacific colonies by analysing the relationship between rulers and rulers on both sides of the imperial equation. It seeks an answer to the question: how were European officials able to govern so many societies for so long? Rejecting the usual explanations of 'collaboration' and indirect rule', this study looks to pre-imperial structures in the indigenous hierarchies which supplied patrimonial models of chieftaincy for territorial government. For nawabs, chiefs, emirs, sultans, and their officials and followers there were dynastic and economic advantages in accepting the terms of European over-rule, as well as the threat of deposition. For European officials, few in numbers and with limited military and financial resources, there were ready-made systems of local government that could be co-opted, reformed, or left relatively untouched. Both sides played politics as patrons and clients within a dual system of administration based on a mixture of force and self-interest. Surveying a wide variety of cases and employing a patron-client model, this study embraces pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial politics in new states. It covers the chronology of early European dependency on local rulers; the reasons for reversal of status among chiefs and administrators; the longer period of political bargaining over access to local resources in terms of land, labour, and taxes; and the ultimate fate of indigenous rulers in the period of party politics leading to independence.
Chieftaincy The State And Democracy
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Author : J. Michael Williams
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2010
Chieftaincy The State And Democracy written by J. Michael Williams and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
As South Africa consolidates its democracy, chieftaincy has remained a controversial and influential institution that has adapted to recent changes. J. Michael Williams examines the chieftaincy and how it has sought to assert its power since the end of apartheid. By taking local-level politics seriously and looking closely at how chiefs negotiate the new political order, Williams takes a position between those who see the chieftaincy as an indigenous democratic form deserving recognition and protection, and those who view it as incompatible with democracy. Williams describes a network of formal and informal accommodations that have influenced the ways state and local authorities interact. By focusing on local perceptions of the chieftaincy and its interactions with the state, Williams reveals an ongoing struggle for democratization at the local and national levels in South Africa.
Nkrumah The Chiefs
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Author : Richard Rathbone
language : en
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Release Date : 2000
Nkrumah The Chiefs written by Richard Rathbone and has been published by Ohio State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The end of independent chieftaincy must be one of the most fundamental changes in the long history of Ghana, and one of the central achievements that Kwame Nkrumah and his movement brought about. Nkrumah & the Chiefs examines a radical nationalist government's attempts to destroy chieftaincy in Ghana. Richard Rathbone's pioneering work shows how chiefly resistance forced the government to seek control over rural areas by incorporating and redefining chieftaincy. Based primarily on previously unconsulted archival and other material in Ghana, Nkrumah & the Chiefs is a detailed analysis of this neglected side of Ghana's history.
Egba Chieftaincy Institution
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Author : F. I. Sotunde
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Egba Chieftaincy Institution written by F. I. Sotunde and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Chiefdoms categories.
Chiefdoms And Chieftaincy In The Americas
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Author : Elsa M. Redmond
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998-01-01
Chiefdoms And Chieftaincy In The Americas written by Elsa M. Redmond and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with History categories.
"Stake[s] out a position that will affect future discussions of the emergence of chiefdoms. . . . promises to greatly increase our understanding of the emergence of inequality and institutionalized leadership positions."--John Scarry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill These compelling essays about Native American chiefs and their rise to power break new ground in the study of chiefdoms and their origins. Archaeologists, historians, and anthropologists bring up to date the information about many complex chiefdoms that flourished throughout the Americas, in which numerous villages and regions were ruled single-handedly by hereditary chiefs. The book's focus on the leadership of chieftains offers a new perspective for examining the development of complex chiefly societies in the Americas. The geographically and chronologically diverse case studies highlight the dynamics of the temporary chieftaincy and the development of permanent, hereditary chiefdoms. Contents Foreword by Neil L. Whitehead Preface by Elsa M. Redmond Introduction: The Dynamics of Chieftaincy and the Development of Chiefdoms, by Elsa M. Redmond 1. What Happened at the Flashpoint? Conjectures on Chiefdom Formation at the Very Moment of Conception, by Robert L. Carneiro 2. Less than Meets the Eye: Evidence for Protohistoric Chiefdoms in Northern New Mexico, by Winifred Creamer and Jonathan Haas 3. In War and Peace: Alternative Paths to Centralized Leadership, by Elsa M. Redmond 4. Investigating the Development of Venezuelan Chiefdoms, by Charles S. Spencer 5. Tupinambá Chiefdoms? by William C. Sturtevant 6. Colonial Chieftains of the Lower Orinoco and Guayana Coast, by Neil L. Whitehead 7. War and Theocracy, by Pita Kelekna 8. The Muisca: Chiefdoms in Transition, by Doris Kurella 9. Social Foundations of Taino Caciques, by William Keegan, Morgan Maclachlan, and Brian Byrne 10. Native Chiefdoms and the Exercise of Complexity in Sixteenth-Century Florida, by Jerald T. Milanich 11. The Evolution of the Powhatan Paramount Chiefdom in Virginia, by Helen C. Rountree and E. Randolph Turner III Elsa M. Redmond, research associate in the Department of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, is the author of Tribal and Chiefly Warfare in South America and A Fuego y Sangre: Early Zapotec Imperialism in the Cuicatlán Cañada, Oaxaca.
Chieftaincy In Ghana
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Author : A. K. P. Kludze
language : en
Publisher: Austin & Winfield Publishers
Release Date : 2000
Chieftaincy In Ghana written by A. K. P. Kludze and has been published by Austin & Winfield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
Chieftaincy in Ghana is an extensive account of the many roles of chiefs in modern society. A. Kodzo Paaku Kludze provides detailed accounts and analyses of the law practices, rituals, and customs of chieftaincy. Kludze begins his study with a historical account bringing his analyses to the present, and speculates on the future of chieftaincy in its formal and informal roles in the changing social milieu. The author's close personal background and association with chieftaincy allows him to shed light on the mysterious practices and supernatural connections. Kludze offers an authoritative and comprehensive study of chieftaincy in the context of the modern social, political, and legal institutions of Ghana.
Religion And Chieftaincy In Ghana
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Author : Louise Müller
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2013
Religion And Chieftaincy In Ghana written by Louise Müller and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
Based on extensive research ... and applying formidable expertise in African history, philosophy, historical anthropology and religious studies [this is] a superb analysis of the history and transformation of the roles of chieftaincy in the religious institutions, rituals and ideas among the Asante.