Description: Further DetailsTitle: Writing and Colonialism in Northern GhanaCondition: NewRelease Date: 12/15/2002Format: PaperbackSubtitle: The Encounter between the LoDagaa and 'the World on Paper'ISBN-10: 1442657685EAN: 9781442657687ISBN: 9781442657687Publisher: University of Toronto PressDescription: This book presents a new perspective on colonialism in Africa. Drawing on work from a variety of subjects and disciplines – from the ancient Mediterranean to colonial Spain, and from anthropology to psychology – the author argues that colonialism in Africa needs to be understood through the medium of writing and the particular world it belonged to. Focusing on the LoDagaa of northern Ghana and their relationship with British colonialism, Hawkins describes colonialism as an encounter between a world of experience – a world of knowledge, practice, and speech – and "the world on paper" – a world of writing, rules, and a linear concept of history. The various ways in which "the world on paper" affected the LoDagaa are examined thematically. The first four chapters explore how writing imposed a form of historical consciousness on different aspects of LoDagaa culture – identity, politics, and religion – that was alien to them. The second half of the book examines how both the British colonial state and its postcolonial successor, the Ghanian state, attempted to regulate indigenous forms of knowledge, gender relations, and social reckoning through courts. This ambitious and richly detailed book will appeal to scholars and general readers interested in African history, British colonialism, and cultural and postcolonial studies.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: CAItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 25mmItem Weight: 1gAuthor: Sean HawkinsGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, HistoryBook Series: Anthropological HorizonsRelease Year: 2002 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Release Date: 12/15/2002
Release Year: 2002
Book Title: Writing and Colonialism in Northern Ghana
Title: Writing and Colonialism in Northern Ghana
Subtitle: The Encounter between the LoDagaa and 'the World on Paper'
ISBN-10: 1442657685
EAN: 9781442657687
ISBN: 9781442657687
Country/Region of Manufacture: CA
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: History
Number of Pages: 488 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Writing and Colonialism in Northern Ghana : The Encounter Between the Lodagaa and 'the World on Paper'
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2002
Subject: Africa / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Customs & Traditions
Item Weight: 26.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Social Science, History
Author: Sean Hawkins
Item Length: 8.9 in
Series: Anthropological Horizons Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
