Making of an African King: Patrilineal and Matrilineal Struggle Among the ?wutu (Effutu) of Ghana

By Anthony Ephirim-Donkor

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761865039
• ISBN13: 9780761865032
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 8.8"