'Kola is God's gift' : agricultural production, export initiatives & the kola industry of Asante & the Gold Coast c. 1820-1950
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'Kola is God's gift' : agricultural production, export initiatives & the kola industry of Asante & the Gold Coast c. 1820-1950
（Western African studies）
James Currey , Ohio University Press , Woeli Publishing Services, 2005
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Kola is God's gift
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Bibliography: p. 140-166
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: Ohio Univ. : pbk ISBN 9780821415740
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KOLA IS A FOOD-DRUG--LIKE COFFEE, TEA, COCA, AND TOBACCO--a substance considered neither food nor medicine, but used to induce flights of fancy. It is incorporated into rites of passage and ceremonies to cement treaties and contracts; its medicinal properties were first recognized outside Africa in the twelfth century; and it is a legal and popular stimulant among West African Muslims. Kola Is God's Gift brings together the legends and lore with the social, religious, medicinal, and economic importance of kola nuts. In addition, it delineates the place of kola in the political economy of Asante and the Gold Coast. In particular it looks at kola's contribution to the economic initiatives of the Hausa diaspora in West Africa.
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: J. Currey : pbk ISBN 9780852554906
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This study examines the social, religious and economic significance of kola nuts.
Kola is a 'food-drug', a substance considered neither food nor medicine, but - like coffee, tea, coca and tobacco - is used to induce 'flights of fancy'. It is incorporated into rites of passage, and ceremonies to cement treatiesand contracts; its medicinal properties were first recognised outside Africa in the twelfth century; and it is a legal and popular stimulant among West African Muslims.
North America: Ohio U Press; Ghana: Woeli PublishingServices
Table of Contents
Introduction: Kola in African history - Kola production in Ghana (Asante & the Gold Coast) - Diffusion of kola nut production - Asante & the northern Kola trade - Kola & the Atlantic basin trade - Labour & kola production in Asante & the Gold Coast - Conclusion: consumerism & increase in kola production in Asante & the Gold Coast (Ghana) - Appendices - Bibliography.
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: J. Currey : cloth ISBN 9780852554913
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Kola is a 'food-drug', a substance considered neither food nor medicine, but - like coffee, tea, coca and tobacco - is used to induce 'flights of fancy'. It is incorporated into rites of passage, and ceremonies to cement treatiesand contracts; its medicinal properties were first recognised outside Africa in the twelfth century; and it is a legal and popular stimulant among West African Muslims.
North America: Ohio U Press; Ghana: Woeli PublishingServices
Table of Contents
Introduction: Kola in African history - Kola production in Ghana (Asante & the Gold Coast) - Diffusion of kola nut production - Asante & the northern Kola trade - Kola & the Atlantic basin trade - Labour & kola production in Asante & the Gold Coast - Conclusion: consumerism & increase in kola production in Asante & the Gold Coast (Ghana) - Appendices - Bibliography.
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