The Politics of Chieftaincy: Authority and Property in Colonial Ghana, 1920-1950

Description: The Politics of Chieftaincy by Naaborko Sackeyfro Documents the profound societal changes that occurred in Accra, the capital city of the Gold Coast colony (modern Ghana), during the peak decades of British colonial rule, 1920-1950. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Documents the profound societal changes that occurred in Accra, the capital city of the Gold Coast colony (modern Ghana), during the peak decades of British colonial rule, 1920-1950.The Politics of Chieftaincy examines debates over authority and property in Accra, Ghana, during the peak decades of British colonial rule. Between 1920 and 1950, imperial policies marginalized educated elites, local authorities, and landowners in favor of Ga chiefs, whom the British authorities viewed as more loyal to the empire. Conflicts erupted throughout the city over chieftaincy, succession, and land, producing new political movements and local institutions.Drawing on a broad range of archival records of chieftaincy and litigation cases from this era, Naaborko Sackeyfio-Lenoch demonstrates how these disputes opened new arenas for Accras residents to engage indialogue about the efficacy of chieftaincy and the meaning of political authority and property. Despite the prominence of chieftaincy in the lives of the people of Accra, they were able, Sackeyfio-Lenoch shows, to critique their political traditions and adapt their institutions to new local, national, and global pressures. The volume thus offers a vital case study of Africans responses to colonialism, modernity, and globalization, and provides an important lens for understanding urban and political processes in Africa during the first half of the twentieth century.Naaborko Sackeyfio-Lenoch is associate professor of African history at Dartmouth College. Table of Contents IntroductionSituating Ga Institutions in the European Colonial MilieuLand Legislation, Commodification, and Effects in AccraNegotiating Chieftancy, the Ga Stool, and Colonial InterventionSuccession Disputes, the Ga State Council, and the Future of ChieftaincyContesting Property in Accra and Its Periurban LocalesConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex Review Grants important historical context for those studying the modern city...a valuable addition to the small number of histories which primarily concern Accra. * LUCAS BULLETIN *An important addition to the historiography on the contentious processes of organization and politics in twentieth century tropical British Africa . this book sets a good example in documenting historical narratives by making use of a wide array of sources. * AFRICAN STUDIES QUARTERLY *In The Politics of Chieftaincy, Naaborko Sackeyfio-Lenoch presents a richly detailed account of the dynamic, often inconclusive struggles over land, wealth, and office that drove chieftaincy politics among the Ga population of Accra as they faced rising immigration, intensified commercialization, and shifting strategies of state control during the heyday of colonial rule. Through disputes over landed property, Sackeyfio-Lenoch argues, Ga youth, elders, chiefs, priests, and lineages reworked the meaning of authority, probing the changing contours of their own power as a shrinking minority in the growing colonial capital. -- Sara Berry, author of Chiefs Know Their Boundaries: Essays on Property, Power, and the Past in Asante, 1896-1996 Review Text Grants important historical context for those studying the modern city...a valuable addition to the small number of histories which primarily concern Accra. LUCAS BULLETIN An important addition to the historiography on the contentious processes of organization and politics in twentieth century tropical British Africa . this book sets a good example in documenting historical narratives by making use of a wide array of sources. AFRICAN STUDIES QUARTERLY "In The Politics of Chieftaincy , Naaborko Sackeyfio-Lenoch presents a richly detailed account of the dynamic, often inconclusive struggles over land, wealth, and office that drove chieftaincy politics among the Ga population of Accra as they faced rising immigration, intensified commercialization, and shifting strategies of state control during the heyday of colonial rule. Through disputes over landed property, Sackeyfio-Lenoch argues, Ga youth, elders, chiefs, priests, and lineages reworked the meaning of authority, probing the changing contours of their own power as a shrinking minority in the growing colonial capital." --Sara Berry, author of Chiefs Know Their Boundaries: Essays on Property, Power, and the Past in Asante, 1896-1996 Review Quote In The Politics of Chieftaincy , Naaborko Sackeyfio-Lenoch presents a richly detailed account of the dynamic, often inconclusive struggles over land, wealth, and office that drove chieftaincy politics among the Ga population of Accra as they faced rising immigration, intensified commercialization, and shifting strategies of state control during the heyday of colonial rule. Through disputes over landed property, Sackeyfio-Lenoch argues, Ga youth, elders, chiefs, priests, and lineages reworked the meaning of authority, probing the changing contours of their own power as a shrinking minority in the growing colonial capital. Details ISBN1580464947 Short Title POLITICS OF CHIEFTAINCY Series Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Language English ISBN-10 1580464947 ISBN-13 9781580464949 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-08-20 Imprint University of Rochester Press Subtitle Authority and Property in Colonial Ghana, 1920-1950 Place of Publication Rochester Country of Publication United States DEWEY 966.703 Pages 256 Series Number VOLU UK Release Date 2014-08-20 AU Release Date 2014-08-20 NZ Release Date 2014-08-20 US Release Date 2014-08-20 Illustrations 18 b/w illus. 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