Author:
Wilks, Ivor.
Imprint:Athens : Ohio University Press, [1995], c1993.
Descriptionxvii, 388 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Note:Reprint. Originally published: 1993.
Note:Wangara, Akan, and Portuguese in the 15th and 16th centuries -- Land, labor, gold, and the forest kingdom of Asante: a model of early change -- Founding the political kingdom: the nature of the Akan state -- The golden stool and the elephant tail: wealth in Asante -- Dissidence in Asante politics: two tracts from the late 19th century -- On mentally mapping greater Asante: a study of time and motion -- Space, time, and 'human sacrifice' -- What manner of persons were these? generals of the Konti of Kumase -- What manner of persons were these? officials of the Kumase administration -- She who blazed a trail: Akyaawa Yikwan of Asante.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-375) and index.
Note:Recommended in Resources for College Libraries
