Description
Europeans established over 40 trading forts along 341 miles of the Akan coastline, underscoring the importance of the region. The lessons learned from the rise and fall of numerous Akan states ultimately led to the rise of the best-known Akan empire, the Asante Empire. Throughout its history, the Akan have been innovators of sophisticated socio-political organisations and in material culture, producing notables such as the pan-Africanist and Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, and Sub-Saharan Africa's first U. N. Secretary General, Kofi Annan. This first-of-its-kind collection features a new array of primary sources that provide fresh and nuanced perspectives on the histories of the Akan peoples.
This is and abridged version of the academic hardcover edition for the general readers and students. This first-of-its-kind collection features a new array of primary sources that provide fresh and nuanced perspectives and histories of the Akan peoples.
About the Author
Kwasi Konadu is Associate Professor of History at The City University of New York, USA. He is the author of several books, including: The Akan Diaspora in the Americas (OUP, 2010). He is also the founding director of the non-profit publishing educational group, Diasporic Africa Press, Inc.
Book Information
ISBN 9781558765801
Author Kwasi Konadu
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Markus Wiener Publishing Inc
Publisher Markus Wiener Publishing Inc