Colonial constructions and african initiatives: The history of ethnicity in northwestern ghana

Ethnos

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-136

  Lentz, Carola ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colonialism; Elites; Ethnicity; Labour migration; Tribes; West africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937323329     PISSN: 00141844     EISSN: 1469588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001418400360661     Document Type: Article

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