A Historical Geography of Ghana
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- Author: Kwamina B. Dickson
- Date Published: July 1971
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521096577
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Originally published in 1969, this book presents a historical geography of Ghana from the earliest times onwards. It describes the people and their social organization, migrations, agriculture, artefacts, manufacturing and history. Numerous illustrative figures, appendices and a detailed bibliography are also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Ghana and the development of historical geography.
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- Date Published: July 1971
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521096577
- length: 394 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 22 mm
- weight: 0.58kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of maps and diagrams
List of tables
Preface
Part I. Introduction: From Earliest Times to the End of the Seventeenth Century:
1. The peopling of the land and the crystallization of tribes and states
2. The changing human geography
Part II. From the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century to About 1850:
3. William Bosman's Gold Coast: population and settlements
4. William Bosman's Gold Coast: primary and secondary occupations
5. William Bosman's Gold Coast: trade and transport
6. Ashanti power and economic geography
Part III. From About 1850 to 1936:
7. Agriculture, fishing, and the timber industry
8. Mining
9. Economic and social conditions
10. The transport problem
11. The determinants of urban growth
Part IV. On the Eve of World War II:
12. Population and settlements
13. Economic geography
Conclusion:
14. Man and landscape
Appendices
Bibliography
Index.
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