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A Dictionary Of The Asante And Fante Language: Called Tshi, Chwee, Twi (1881)
""A Dictionary Of The Asante And Fante Language: Called Tshi, Chwee, Twi (1881)"" is a comprehensive dictionary compiled by Johann Gottlieb Christaller. The book contains a detailed collection of words and phrases in three West African languages: Asante, Fante, and...
$67.00
A Dictionary Of The Asante And Fante Language, Called Tshi, Chwee, Twi (1881)
""A Dictionary Of The Asante And Fante Language, Called Tshi, Chwee, Twi"" is a book written by J.G. Christeller in 1881. The book is a comprehensive dictionary of the Asante and Fante languages, which are also known as Tshi, Chwee,...
$52.00
A Dictionary Of The Asante And Fante Language, Called Tshi, Chwee, Twi (1881)
""A Dictionary Of The Asante And Fante Language, Called Tshi, Chwee, Twi"" is a comprehensive reference book written by J.G. Christeller and originally published in 1881. The book is a guide to the Asante and Fante languages, which are dialects...
$67.00
A Dictionary Of The Asante And Fante Language: Called Tshi, Chwee, Twi (1881)
""A Dictionary Of The Asante And Fante Language: Called Tshi, Chwee, Twi"" is a comprehensive dictionary of the Asante and Fante languages, also known as Tshi, Chwee, and Twi. The book was written by Johann Gottlieb Christaller in 1881 and...
$52.00
Britain at War with the Asante Nation 1823-1900: 'The White Man's Grave'
Britain fought three major wars, and two minor ones, with the Asante people of West Africa in the nineteenth century. Only the Sudanese and Zulu campaigns saw a greater loss of life, both for the British and the indigenous population....
$35.00
Awura Abena Pokua: Asante Royal and Baule Queen
Awura Abena Pokua, a royal from the Kingdom of Asante, who became known by other names including Abraha Pokou and Abla Pokou, embodied wisdom and grace. This Asante noblewoman left her home in present-day Ghana with many others after a...
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King Osei Tutu I: Founder of the Asante Empire
Osei Tutu I's status in Asante history, as the first Asantehene (or King of Asante) is without rival. As a young man away from home, in Denkyira and Akwamu, he studied military strategy and governance. Osei Tutu I ascended to...
$26.00
The Asante World
The Asante World provides fresh perspectives on the Asante, the largest Akan group in Southern Ghana, and what new scholars are thinking and writing about the "world the Asante made." By employing a thematic approach, the volume interrogates several dimensions of...
$64.00
The Asante World
The Asante World provides fresh perspectives on the Asante, the largest Akan group in Southern Ghana, and what new scholars are thinking and writing about the "world the Asante made." By employing a thematic approach, the volume interrogates several dimensions of...
$325.00
Asante Mamsapu
The book chronicles the life of an Austrian couple and their young daughter, who came to live in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) in the late 1920s. It describes how the head of the family, the future Government Sociologist of Tanzania, started...
$36.00
Asante in the Nineteenth Century: The Structure and Evolution of a Political Order (Pbk W/New Intry Mtl)
Originally published in 1975, and reprinted with additional introductory material in 1989, this book provides an in-depth account of Asante history during the nineteenth century. The focus of the book is on the broad political development of Asante society, concentrating...
$67.00
The Asante Ewer
“The highlights of ‘Object Journeys’ are three beautifully crafted medieval ewers (lidded jugs), which made the extraordinary journey from Europe to West Africa, eventually travelling to the royal palace in Kumasi (in modern Ghana), where they were looted by British...
$9.00
The African Kingdom of Gold: Britain and the Asante Treasure
Empire. Plunder. Resistance.The forgotten history of Britain and the Asante gold.'A compelling, challenging and important book.' William Boyd1874. Kumasi, the Asante capital, burns. British soldiers prowl the palace, looting as much gold as they can find, before razing it to...
$35.00
A dictionary of the Asante and Fante language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi): With a grammatical introduction and appendices on the geography of the Gold Coast and other subjects
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other...
$45.00
A dictionary of the Asante and Fante language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi): With a grammatical introduction and appendices on the geography of the Gold Coast and other subjects
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other...
$33.00
Anne Boleyn: Reputation, Revolution, Religion, and the Queen Who Changed History
A provocative exploration of the iconic Anne Boleyn, her influence on Europe’s political and religious landscape during her life, and why she matters today.In a story that has intrigued readers for generations, this Queen of England has been portrayed through...
$30.00
Anglican Spiritual Direction
Peter Ball looks at some of the leading figures from the past to illustrate the roots and development of Anglican spiritual direction: George Herbert, Lancelot Andrewes, John Wesley, Somerset Ward, and Evelyn Underhill. More recent influences in the revival of...
$25.00
Atomic Junction: Nuclear Power in Africa After Independence
After Atomic Junction, along the Haatso-Atomic Road there lies the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, home to Africa's first nuclear programme after independence. Travelling along this road, Abena Dove Osseo-Asare gathers together stories of conflict and compromise on an African nuclear...
$169.00
Atlas of Mammal Distribution Through Africa from the Lgm ( 18 Ka) to Modern Times: The Zooarchaeological Record
This work provides the first overview of mammal species distributions in Africa since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 18 ky) to modern time. It is derived from data published mainly in the zooarchaeological literature until 2009. During a post-doctoral project...
$143.00
The Atlantic Slave Trade from West Central Africa, 1780-1867
The Atlantic Slave Trade from West Central Africa, 1780–1867 traces the inland origins of slaves leaving West Central Africa at the peak period of the transatlantic slave trade. Drawing on archival sources from Angola, Brazil, England, and Portugal, Daniel B....
$61.00
The Atlantic Slave Trade from West Central Africa, 1780-1867
The Atlantic Slave Trade from West Central Africa, 1780–1867 traces the inland origins of slaves leaving West Central Africa at the peak period of the transatlantic slave trade. Drawing on archival sources from Angola, Brazil, England, and Portugal, Daniel B....
$172.00
The Atlantic Slave Trade: Effects on Economies, Societies and Peoples in Africa, the Americas, and Europe
Debates over the economic, social, and political meaning of slavery and the slave trade have persisted for over two hundred years. The Atlantic Slave Trade brings clarity and critical insight to the subject. In fourteen essays, leading scholars consider the nature and...
$52.00
Atlantic Crossroads: Webs of Migration, Culture and Politics Between Europe, Africa and the Americas, 1800-2020
Unlike most books on the Atlantic that associate its history with European colonialism and thus end in 1800, this volume demonstrates that the Atlantic connections not only outlasted colonialism, they also reached unprecedented levels in postcolonial times, when the Atlantic...
$260.00
Atlas of Changing South Africa
The new edition of the atlas (first published as The Atlas of Apartheid) presents a comprehensive introduction and detailed analysis of the spatial impact of apartheid in South Africa. It covers the period of the National Party Government of 1948 to...
$130.00
Atlantic Crossroads: Webs of Migration, Culture and Politics Between Europe, Africa and the Americas, 1800-2020
Unlike most books on the Atlantic that associate its history with European colonialism and thus end in 1800, this volume demonstrates that the Atlantic connections not only outlasted colonialism, they also reached unprecedented levels in postcolonial times, when the Atlantic...
$75.00
Atlas of Changing South Africa
The new edition of the atlas (first published as The Atlas of Apartheid) presents a comprehensive introduction and detailed analysis of the spatial impact of apartheid in South Africa. It covers the period of the National Party Government of 1948 to...
$345.00
Atlantic Africa and the Spanish Caribbean, 1570-1640
This work resituates the Spanish Caribbean as an extension of the Luso-African Atlantic world from the late sixteenth to the mid-seventeenth century, when the union of the Spanish and Portuguese crowns facilitated a surge in the transatlantic slave trade. After...
$52.00
At the Periphery of a World War?: Urban Experiences of the First World War in Africa, East Asia, Latin America and South Europe Volume 43
The first comprehensive analysis of the various ways in which the Great War affected urban life in East Asia, South Europe, Latin America, and Africa.The First World War and its aftermath were significant events with widespread consequences that impacted everyday...
$78.00
At The Back Of The Black Man's Mind Or Notes On The Kingly Office In West Africa
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available...
$61.00
At the back of the black man's mind; or, Notes on the kingly office in West Africa
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in...
$37.00