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Chieftaincy, Diaspora, and Development / George M. Bob-Milliar in African Affairs, Vol. 108/433 (2009)
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Titre : Chieftaincy, Diaspora, and Development : The Institution of Nksuohene in Ghana Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : George M. Bob-Milliar, Auteur Année de publication : 2009 Article en page(s) : pp. 541-558. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : This article is about the institution of the Nksuohene/hemaa and how it relates to African Americans. The Nksuo stool was created in 1985 by the late Asantehene, Otumfuo Opoku Ware II, as a catalyst for development in Kumase and beyond. Since the 1990s, hundreds of African Americans and some white Westerners have been honoured with various royal titles. Do African Americans understand the Akan conception of slavery and a person of slave origins? Conversely, is the diasporan concept of slavery understood by Akans? In general, and using the case of the Nksuohene/hemaa, this article sets out to show how fluid the chieftaincy institution is in Ghana. Its continuous importance is seen in the development agenda that it has adopted to serve new needs and aspirations. The article makes a case for African Americans to look beyond the Akan regions of Ghana in search of their roots, and argues that such studies can advance understanding of slavery and its legacies in Ghana.
in African Affairs > Vol. 108/433 (2009) . - pp. 541-558.[article] Chieftaincy, Diaspora, and Development : The Institution of Nksuohene in Ghana [texte imprimé] / George M. Bob-Milliar, Auteur . - 2009 . - pp. 541-558.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in African Affairs > Vol. 108/433 (2009) . - pp. 541-558.
Résumé : This article is about the institution of the Nksuohene/hemaa and how it relates to African Americans. The Nksuo stool was created in 1985 by the late Asantehene, Otumfuo Opoku Ware II, as a catalyst for development in Kumase and beyond. Since the 1990s, hundreds of African Americans and some white Westerners have been honoured with various royal titles. Do African Americans understand the Akan conception of slavery and a person of slave origins? Conversely, is the diasporan concept of slavery understood by Akans? In general, and using the case of the Nksuohene/hemaa, this article sets out to show how fluid the chieftaincy institution is in Ghana. Its continuous importance is seen in the development agenda that it has adopted to serve new needs and aspirations. The article makes a case for African Americans to look beyond the Akan regions of Ghana in search of their roots, and argues that such studies can advance understanding of slavery and its legacies in Ghana. '....!' ('We are Holding the Umbrella Verry Tight!') / George M. Bob-Milliar in Africa, 81/3 (August 2011)
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Titre : '....!' ('We are Holding the Umbrella Verry Tight!') : Explaining the Popularity of the NDC in the Upper West Region of Ghana Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : George M. Bob-Milliar, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 454-473. Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Africa > 81/3 (August 2011) . - pp. 454-473.[article] '....!' ('We are Holding the Umbrella Verry Tight!') : Explaining the Popularity of the NDC in the Upper West Region of Ghana [texte imprimé] / George M. Bob-Milliar, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 454-473.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Africa > 81/3 (August 2011) . - pp. 454-473.