Death of a king, death of a kingdom? Social pluralism and succession to high office in Dagbon, northern Ghana

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-99

  MacGaffey, Wyatt ^a  

^a HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEADERSHIP; POLITICAL CHANGE; POST-COLONIALISM;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 32244441415     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X05001424     Document Type: Article

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