CiNii 図書 - Drink, power, and cultural change : a social history of alcohol in Ghana, c. 1800 to recent times

"[This book] is well-written, accessible to a variety of readers, thoroughly researched, original in approach and insight, and broad in its implications. . . . Akyeampong takes very seriously the challenge of conceiving African history in terms of indigenous intellectual categories and in terms of the experience of those involved. Real people come to life in these pages...." - Charles Ambler, University of Texas"Drink, Power, and Cultural Change" presents a social history of alcohol in southern Ghana over the past century and a half and highlights its centrality in the culture of power. Alcohol could bridge the gap between the spiritual and living worlds, as the blessings of the gods and ancestors were necessary for success. This made alcohol an indispensable fluid, access to which was highly contested. Liquor revenues were critical for British colonialism, while protests against liquor regulations formed a significant part of local politics and drinking bars were hotbeds of nationalist agitation. Akyeampong's innovative analysis blends the disciplinary approaches of history, anthropology, social medicine, theology, and political science. A wide variety of sources forms the basis of his study, including proverbs, highlife music, comic opera, popular literature, and photographs in addition to the more familiar colonial and missionary archives and oral tradition. "Drink, Power, and Cultural Change" presents a novel lens through which to examine African social history, and its concern with questions of ritual, gender, power, and health gives it a very broad appeal.

巻冊次: James Currey : pbk. ISBN 9780852556238

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This analysis of the social history of alcohol in Ghana since the early 19th century blends the approaches of history, anthropology, social medicine, theology and political science. North America: Heinemann

Order over unorder - alcohol, autonomy and power in Ghana
alcohol, ritual and power among the Akan, Ga-Adangme, and Ewe in precolonial southern Gold Coast
urban migrants, social drinking and the struggle for social space - the young men's challenge 1890-1919
negotiating the colonial agenda - temperance politics and liquor legislation in the Gold Coast 1919-1930
what's in a drink? - popular culture, class formation and the politics of Akpeteshire 1930-1945
alcohol, popular culture and nationalist politics
a living death - individualism, alcoholism and survival in independent Ghana
alcohol, spirituality and power.

巻冊次: James Currey : cloth ISBN 9780852556733

内容説明

This analysis of the social history of alcohol in Ghana since the early 19th century blends the approaches of history, anthropology, social medicine, theology and political science. Sources used include proverbs, music, comic opera, popular literature, photographs, and colonial archives.

Order over unorder - alcohol, autonomy and power in Ghana
alcohol, ritual and power among the Akan, Ga-Adangme, and Ewe in precolonial southern Gold Coast
urban migrants, social drinking and the struggle for social space - the young men's challenge 1890-1919
negotiating the colonial agenda - temperance politics and liquor legislation in the Gold Coast 1919-1930
what's in a drink? - popular culture, class formation and the politics of Akpeteshire 1930-1945
alcohol, popular culture and nationalist politics
a living death - individualism, alcoholism and survival in independent Ghana
alcohol, spirituality and power.

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