Ghana in transition / David E. Apter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Apter, David E. (David Ernest), 1924-2010, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Standardized Title:

Gold Coast in transition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

Politieke situatie.

Politischer Wandel.

Ghana--Politics and government.

Ghana.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (463 pages).

Edition:

Second revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1972.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contents: PART I:1. The African Challenge to Democracy. PART II: 2. Historical Background. 3. The Physical and Economic Environment. PART III: 4. The Traditionally Oriented System. 5. Political Organization Among the Akan. 6. Patterns of Indirect Rule. 7. The Politics of Indirect Rule. 8. Towards Autonomy Within the Commonwealth. 9. The Structures of Secular Government. 10. Patterns of Gold Coast Politics. I I. The Legislative Assembly in Action. 12. National Issues and Local Politics. PART IV: 13. Control Factors in Institutional Transfer. 14. Prospects of Gold Coast Democracy. 15. Ghana as a New Nation. Index.Originally published in 1955.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

PREFACE TO FIRST REVISED EDITION

PREFACE TO SECOND REVISED EDITION

CONTENTS

PART I.

CHAPTER 1. THE AFRICAN CHALLENGE TO DEMOCRACY

PART II.

CHAPTER 2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

CHAPTER 3. THE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

PART III.

CHAPTER 4. THE TRADITIONALLY ORIENTED SYSTEM

CHAPTER 5. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION AMONG THE AKANS

CHAPTER 6. PATTERNS OF INDIRECT RULE

CHAPTER 7. THE POLITICS OF INDIRECT RULE

CHAPTER 8. TOWARDS AUTONOMY WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH

CHAPTER 9. THE STRUCTURES OF SECULAR GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 10. THE PATTERNS OF GOLD COAST POLITICS

CHAPTER 11. THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY IN ACTION

CHAPTER 12. NATIONAL ISSUES AND LOCAL POLITICS

CHAPTER 13. CONTROL FACTORS IN INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFER

CHAPTER 14. PROSPECTS OF GOLD COAST DEMOCRACY

CHAPTER 15. GHANA AS A NEW NATION

CHAPTER 16. GHANA IN TRANSITION: A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW

APPENDIX. A NOTE ON METHODOLOGY

INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691619323

0691619328

9780691646220

0691646228

9780691021669

069102166X

9781400867028

1400867029

OCLC:

905864380