Smugglers, secessionists & loyal citizens on the Ghana-Toga frontier : the life of the borderlands since 1914 / Paul Nugent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nugent, Paul.

Series:

Western African studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ewe (African people)--History--20th century.

Ewe (African people).

Smuggling.

History.

Boundaries.

Togo--Boundaries--Ghana.

Togo.

Ghana--Boundaries--Togo.

Ghana.

Smuggling--Togo--History--20th century.

Smuggling--Ghana--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xiv, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Smugglers, secessionists, and loyal citizens on the Ghana-Toga frontier

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press ; Oxford : James Currey ; Legon, Ghana : Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2002.

Contents:

Introduction: The lie of the borderlands 1

Part 1 Drawing Lines: The Construction of the Togoland Border 13

1 Tar-Baby Imperialism: The making & shaping of the Togoland frontier 15

2 Cocoa Culture: Social interaction & land litigation along the Togoland frontier 49

3 Display & Dissimulation: The Customs Preventive Service & smugglers along the Togoland frontier 1920-39 77

Part 2 Filling Spaces: The Politics of Identity along the Togoland Frontier 115

4 Us & Them: Christianity, migrancy & chieftaincy in the remaking of identities 117

5 'Imperialism is not Necessarily a Bad Thing': Togoland reunification, Ewe unification & Gold Coast imperialism 1921-57 147

Part 3 Inscribing Spaces: The Political Economy of the Ghana-Togo Border since Independence 199

6 The Cessation of Secession: The political paradox of the Ghana-Togo border 201

7 'Strangers Can Never See All Corners of the Town': Land, contraband & the boundary since independence 231.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-292) and index.

ISBN:

0821414828

OCLC:

50322934