The history of Ghana

Author(s)

• Gocking, Roger

Bibliographic Information

The history of Ghana

Roger S. Gocking

（The Greenwood histories of the modern nations）

Greenwood Press, 2005

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-309) and index

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Description and Table of Contents

Description

Gocking provides a historical overview of Ghana from the emergence of precolonial states through increasing contact with Europeans that led to the establishment of formal colonial rule by Great Britian at the end of the 19th century. Colonial rule transformed what was known as the Gold Coast economically, socially, and politically, but it contained the seeds of its own demise. After World War II an increasingly more effective nationalist movement challenged British rule, and in 1957 Ghana became independent. Independence brought its own challenges the most important of which was the inability to maintain political stability. Within the space of 24 years there were four military coups and the collapse of three republics. Ghana's Fourth Republic, established in 1993, has dealt with the legacy of instability inherited from the past as it moves towards a more stable future. A timeline, photographs, maps, and an appendix of biographies of notable figures in the history of Ghana are included. Students and adults alike will find this book to be highly effective in describing the often turbulent and tumultuous history of this country.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations List of Photographs Timeline of Historical Events Introduction: Ghana in Perspective Precolonial States and Societies Colonial Rule Politics and Protest in the Model Colony The Model Colony at War and the Aftermath The Convention People's Party and the Road to Independence Independence: The Nkrumah Years From Military Coup to Second Republic Return of the Soldiers The Third Republic and the PNDC The First NDC Administration: 1993-1997 The Second NDC Administration: 1997-2001 The NPP in Power: 2001-2004 Epilogue: Moving Forward Looking Backwards Notable People in the History of Ghana Selected Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BA75171199
• ISBN:
  • 0313318948
• LCCN: 2004028236
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Westport, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: xxxiii, 331 p., [11] p. of plates
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DT510.5
  • DC22 : 966.7
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Ghana -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA37369511