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Gender, Ethnicity, and Social Change on the Upper Slave Coast: A History of the Anlo-Ewe

By Sandra E. Greene

Book information

Publisher
Heinemann (Reed Elsevier) / James Currey
Year
1996
ISBN
043508979X, 9780435089795, 0852556225, 0852556721
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
97 MB (102170352 bytes)
Series
Social History of Africa
Pages
209\224
Library
ACLS Humanities E-Book
Time added
2020-06-20 16:16:23

Description

Sandra Greene argues convincingly that gender studies and ethnicity in precolonial Africa cannot be understood in isolation. Her book focuses on the history of the Anlo-Ewe of southeastern Ghana over three centuries. It documents the changes that occurred in ethnic boundaries as the community absorbed refugees, traders, and conquerors. It then analyzes the way shifting ethnic definitions affected gender relations. Greene eschews simplistic analyses of oppression and agency. All in Anlo society are given a voice and allowed to speak from their own perspective--a new and exciting standard for analyzing the history of social relations in precolonial Africa.

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