Elmina, 'the little Europe' : European impact and cultural resilience / Joseph K. Adjaye.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adjaye, Joseph K., 1940- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europeans.

History.

Elmina (Ghana)--History.

Elmina (Ghana).

Elmina (Ghana)--Social conditions.

Elmina (Ghana)--Economic conditions.

Europeans--Ghana--Elmina--History.

Economic history.

Social conditions.

Ghana--Elmina.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 158 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Accra, Ghana : Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2018.

Summary:

This is a brief introduction to the history of Elmina, its castle, the people, and their traditions. It outlines the town's 500-year relations with Europeans, highlighting the transformations that have developed out of these interactions. Written by one of the top historians of Ghana and a leading scholar of the African diaspora, the book is based on original archival information and orally-derived sources. It is also richly informed by the writer's own personal knowledge as a Nyampa Safohen and citizen of Elmina. Despite the tremendous changes engendered by the European contact, Elmina's historical development demonstrates an amazing degree of cultural continuity and resilience in its political institutions, social organization, economic systems and worldview--Back cover.

Contents:

Introduction

Elmina and Europeans through the ages

Elmina Castle : from slavery to tourism

Origins and organization of the slave trade

Slavery in Akan societies and the Americas

Impact of the slave trade

Kingship in Elmina

Social organization

Inter-racial marriages and the rise of Euro-Africans in Elmina

Bakatue Festival

Economic organization

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789988550967

9988550960

OCLC:

1038475809