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The making of an African king : patrilineal and matrilineal struggle among Awutu (Effutu) of Ghana / Anthony Ephirim-Donkor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ephirim-Donkor, Anthony, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kings and rulers--Succession--Africa.
- Kings and rulers.
- Efutu (African people)--Kings and rulers--Succession.
- Efutu (African people).
- Efutu (African people)--Kinship.
- Winneba Region (Ghana)--Kings and rulers--Succession.
- Winneba Region (Ghana).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (283 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, Inc., 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Making of an African King examines the source of the kingship struggle in Winneba, Ghana as seen by colonial administrators, and the final court ruling in June 2013 between the patrilineal Otuano Royal Family against the non-royal Acquah faction that favors matrilineal system of succession practiced by the Akan.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7618-6504-7
- OCLC:
- 936300283
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