Journal of West African History 5, No. 1 |
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| Editor:
| Achebe, Nwando |
| Series title: | Journal of West African History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-68430-087-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2019 |
| Publisher: | Michigan State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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In This Issue
Editor's Introduction Nwando Achebe, "When a Bird Builds Its Nest, It Uses the Feathers of Other Birds"
Articles Olatunji Ojo, "Performing Trauma: The Ghosts of Slavery in Yoruba Music and Ritual Dance" Henryatta Ballah, "Liberia: A Colonized Nation and the Role of English in that Process" Emmanuel Ababio Ofosu-Mensah,...
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Editor's Introduction
Nwando Achebe, "When a Bird Builds Its Nest, It Uses the Feathers of Other Birds"
Articles
Olatunji Ojo, "Performing Trauma: The Ghosts of Slavery in Yoruba Music and Ritual Dance"
Henryatta Ballah, "Liberia: A Colonized Nation and the Role of English in that Process"
Emmanuel Ababio Ofosu-Mensah, "The Politics of Property Rights: The Case of Akyem Abuakwa, Ghana (1912-1943)"
Katrin Schulze, "The Wild Bunch: Cowboy Clubs, Gangs, and Societies in Nigeria"
Tony Yeboah, "Phoenix Rise: A History of the Architectural Reconstruction of the Burnt City of Kumase, 1874-1960"
Book Reviews
Olúfémi Táíwò, Africa Must Be Modern: A Manifesto, reviewed by Andrew Kettler
Zachary Valentine Wright, Living Knowledge in West African Islam: The Sufi Community of Ibrahim Niasse, reviewed by David Owusu-Ansah
Kate Skinner, The Fruits of Freedom in British Togoland: Literacy, Politics and Nationalism, 1914-2014, reviewed by Kevin E. Grimm