The Krobo People of Ghana to 1892

by Wilson, Louis E.

• ISBN13: 9780896801646
• ISBN10: 0896801640
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-11-01
• Publisher: Ohio Univ Pr

Author Biography

Louis E. Wilson is an associate professor and chair of the African Studies Department at Smith College, Northampton, MA

Table of Contents

Tables	p. ix
Charts	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
The Formative Era of Krobo Society: From the Earliest Times to the Eighteenth Century	p. 12
The Krobo and Their Neighbors from the Seventeenth Century to 1835	p. 33
From a Theocratic Oligarchy to Secular Rule: The Konor's Triumph over the Okumo and the Djemeli	p. 49
Bloodless Conquest: The Huza, Palm Oil, and the Krobo's Rise to Economic Prominence	p. 72
The Krobo Rebellion and Boycott of 1858-1866	p. 100
Konor Sakite and the Sagrenti War of 1873-1874	p. 115
The Basel Missionary Society in Kroboland	p. 135
Conclusion	p. 165
Appendices	p. 169
Rulers of the Yilo Krobo from the Early 1700s	p. 170
Rulers of the Manya/Dose Krobo from the Early 1700s	p. 171
Krobo Settlements Along the Akuapem Foothills, c. 1860s	p. 172
Principal Trading Factories Volta District 1889	p. 174
European Missionaries Stationed in Kroboland 1858-1913	p. 175
African Assistants to the Basel Missionaries Among the Krobo 1857-1912	p. 176
Krobo Basel Mission Stations 1858-1915	p. 177
Notes	p. 178
Bibliography	p. 232
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