Historical Dictionary of Ghana by Edmund Abaka (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Historical Dictionary of Ghana by Edmund Abaka, David Owusu-Ansah Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Fifth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the countrys politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. Publisher Description Ghana, the former British West African colony of the Cold Coast, is known for its rich agricultural, mineral, and petroleum resources. Ghana has made tremendous strides in all areas of life and has become the gateway to West Africa, if not all of Africa, observers now cite the countrys achievement of economic recovery, political stability, and democratized governance as an example worthy of emulation by other African countries.Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Fifth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the countrys politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Ghana. Author Biography Edmund Abaka is presently associate professor of African history at the University of Miami, where he has been teaching for more than two decades. He was Director of Africana Studies from 2004-2014 and is now a Research Fellow of the Global Centre for Black Studies at the same University. He has written several books including Africa and the Second World War: Africas "Finest Hour"? (2022). He has contributed many chapters on North Africa, Portuguese Africa, African youth in Ethiopia, Ghana and Libya, and articles on kola and sites of historical memory. He is also the editor of Abibisem: Journal of African Culture and Civilization, which is based at the Department of History, University of Cape Coast.David Owusu-Ansah is presently professor of African history at James Madison University, where he has been teaching for more than two decades. His book publications include the Islamic Talismanic Tradition in Nineteenth Century Asante (1991), and Islamic Learning, the State and the Challenges of Education in Ghana (2013, with Abdulai Iddrisu and Mark Sey). He has contributed many secularly articles and chapters on Islam and the political history of Ghana. He authored the second and third editions of the Historical Dictionary of Ghana. Details ISBN 1538145243 ISBN-13 9781538145241 Title Historical Dictionary of Ghana Author Edmund Abaka, David Owusu-Ansah Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 618 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield GE_Item_ID:158698360; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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