This collection of essays examines the relatively new, and frequently overlooked, political phenomenon in post-colonial Africa of chieftaincy "re-inventing" itself. The traditional authority of chiefs has been one of Africa...
Ghana
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Auteur:Gyasi, YaaSommaire:Two half sisters, Effia and Esi, unknown to each other, are born into two different tribal villages in 18th century Ghana. Effia will be married off to an English colonial, and will live in comfort in the sprawling, palatial rooms of...
- Auteur:Medie, Peace AdzoSommaire:
Elikem married me in absentia; he did not come to our wedding." Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is narrowing rapidly. She lives in a small town in Ghana with her widowed mother, spending much of her time in her uncle Pious's...
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Auteur:Aidoo, Ama AtaSommaire:Esi decides to divorce after enduring yet another morning's marital rape. Though her friends and family remain baffled by her decision (after all, he doesn't beat her!), Esi holds fast. When she falls in love with a married man-wealthy...
- Auteur:Goldberg, AlisonSommaire:
The inspiring biography of Ghanaian artist El Anatsui whose handmade sculptures, created from discarded bottle tops, have received international acclaim and been showcased around the world. "If you touch something, you leave a charge on...
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Auteur:Badoe, AdwoaSommaire:When sixteen-year-old Gloria fails thirteen out of fifteen subjects on her final exams, her future looks bleak indeed. Her family's resources are meager so the entire family is thrilled when a distant relative, Christine, offers to move...
- Auteur:Yeebo, YepokaSommaire:
New Yorker Best Book of the Year "A fascinating story brilliantly told."- The Boston Globe * "A non-fiction masterpiece." - Philadelphia Inquirer The astounding, never-before-told story of how an audacious Ghanaian...
