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Author Ephirim-Donkor, Anthony

Title The making of an African king : patrilineal and matrilineal struggle among the Effutu of Ghana / Anthony Ephirim-Donkor
Published Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 224 pages) : genealogical table
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Long Search Home; Chapter 3: Building the Lion's Kingdom; Chapter 4: The Princess Ayensua Factor; Chapter 5: One Among Many; Chapter 6: The Lion King; Chapter 7: Conclusion; Endnotes; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Summary This book is a study examining the causes of the kingship internecine struggle among the Effutu by exploring the two traditional systems of succession, the patrilineal and the matrilineal among the Effutu (Awutu-abe), and how best to end political violence
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Efutu (African people) -- Kings and rulers -- Succession
Patrilineal kinship -- Ghana -- Winneba Region
Matrilineal kinship -- Ghana -- Winneba Region
Efutu (African people) -- Kinship
Tribal government -- Ghana -- Winneba Region
HISTORY -- Africa -- West.
Kings and rulers -- Succession
Matrilineal kinship
Patrilineal kinship
Tribal government
SUBJECT Winneba Region (Ghana) -- Kings and rulers -- Succession
Subject Ghana -- Winneba Region
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0761847790
9780761847793
1283615762
9781283615761