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The Making of an African King
Patrilineal and Matrilineal Struggle Among the Effutu of Ghana
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2009
Summary
The Making of An African King is a study examining the causes of the kingship internecine struggle among the Effutu by exploring the two traditional systems of succession, the patrilineal and the matrilineal, among the Effutu (Awutu-abe), and how best to end political violence. Kingship or chieftaincy disputes in Ghana may begin as rivalry among members of the same family, or when ineligible elders are elected caretaker kings because of their invaluable services to a royal family. However, upon the demise of the caretakers, their descendants refuse to cede power back to the royal family; thus creating protracted power struggles. This is exactly the situation among the Effutu. Fortunately, new information became available when the author was researching in Ghana from 1997-1999. As a result, this edition provides for the first time accounts of colonial administrators about the royal internecine struggle, in ways that confirm Awutu orthodoxy and put concocted histories, false genealogies, and outright lies to rest.
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Edition
2/2009
Copyright Year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-4778-6
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-4779-3
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
225
Product Type
Monograph
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Table of Contents No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgements No access
Chapter 1: Introduction No access Pages 1 - 20
Chapter 2: The Long Search Home No access Pages 21 - 52
Chapter 3: Building the Lion's Kingdom No access Pages 53 - 94
Chapter 4: The Princess Ayensua Factor No access Pages 95 - 154
Chapter 5: One Among Many No access Pages 155 - 176
Chapter 6: The Lion King No access Pages 177 - 192
