Between the sea & the lagoon : an eco-social history of the Anlo of southeastern Ghana, c.1850 to recent times

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Between the sea & the lagoon : an eco-social history of the Anlo of southeastern Ghana, c.1850 to recent times

Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong

（Western African studies）

Ohio University Press , James Currey, 2001

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  • : Ohio University Press : cloth
  • : Ohio University Press : paper

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Between the sea and the lagoon : an eco-social history of the Anlo of Southeastern Ghana, c.1850 to recent times

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Bibliography: p. 229-238

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: Ohio University Press : paper ISBN 9780821414095

Description

This study offers a "social interpretation of environmental process" for the coastal lowlands of southeastern Ghana. The Anlo-Ewe, sometimes hailed as the quintessential sea fishermen of the West African coast, are a previously non-maritime people who developed a maritime tradition. As a fishing community the Anlo have a strong attachment to their land. In the twentieth century coastal erosion has brought about a collapse of the balance between nature and culture. The Anlo have sought spiritual explanations but at the same time have responded politically by developing broader ties with Ewe-speaking peoples along the coast.

Table of Contents

1. Migration, Topography & Early Settlements in the Keta Lagoon Basin2. Abolition, British Influence & Smuggling in the Anlo Lowlands up to c. 1890 3. Commercial Prosperity, Urbanization & Social Life in Early Colonial Keta4. Unstable Ecology Belief, Knowledge & the Enigma of Sea Erosion in Colonial Keta, 1907-325. The Search for Space land Reclamation, Migrant Fishing, Shallot Cultivation & Illicit Liquor Distillation in Anlo, c. 1930-576. Harbours & Dams Economic Development &i Environmental Change in the Lower Volta Basin, 1957 to the Present7. Coastal Erosion, Political Ecology & the Discourse of Environmental Citizenship in Twentieth century Anlo8. Living with the Sea Society & Culture in Contemporary AnloBibliographyIndexMaps, Figures & Photographs
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: cloth ISBN 9780852557761

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The Anlo-Ewe, sometimes called the quintessential sea fishermen of West Africa, are a previously non-maritime people who developed a maritime tradition. Since the mid-17th century they have attempted to domesticate the lagoons andthe seas through the exploitation of salt and fish, the use of waterways as trade routes, and in the struggle to obtain security from lagoon flooding and sea erosion. This study offers a social interpretation of environmental process for the coastal lowlands of southeastern Ghana.

Table of Contents

  • Migration, topography and early settlement in the Keta Lagoon basin
  • abolition, British influence and smuggling in the Anlo lowlands up to c.1890
  • commercial prosperity, urbanization and social life in early colonial Keta
  • unstable ecology - belief, knowledge and the enigma of sea erosion in colonial Keta, 1907-1932
  • the search for space - land reclamation, migrant fishing, shallot cultivation and illicit liquor distillation in Anlo, c.1930-1957
  • harbours and dams - economic development and environmental change in the Lower Volta basin, 1957 to present - political ecology, ecological unity and the politics of Ewe ethnicity in contemporary Ghana
  • living with the sea - society and culture in contemporary Anlo.
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: paper ISBN 9780852557778

Description

This study offers a social interpretation of environmental process for the coastal lowlands of southeastern Ghana. The Anlo-Ewe, sometimes called the quintessential sea fishermen of West Africa, are a previously non-maritime people who developed a maritime tradition. Since the mid-17th century they have attempted to domesticate the lagoons andthe seas through the exploitation of salt and fish, the use of waterways as trade routes, and in the struggle to obtain security from lagoon flooding and sea erosion. This study offers a social interpretation of environmental process for the coastal lowlands of southeastern Ghana. North America: Ohio U Press

Table of Contents

  • Migration, topography and early settlement in the Keta Lagoon basin
  • abolition, British influence and smuggling in the Anlo lowlands up to c.1890
  • commercial prosperity, urbanization and social life in early colonial Keta
  • unstable ecology - belief, knowledge and the enigma of sea erosion in colonial Keta, 1907-1932
  • the search for space - land reclamation, migrant fishing, shallot cultivation and illicit liquor distillation in Anlo, c.1930-1957
  • harbours and dams - economic development and environmental change in the Lower Volta basin, 1957 to present - political ecology, ecological unity and the politics of Ewe ethnicity in contemporary Ghana
  • living with the sea - society and culture in contemporary Anlo.

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