The Making of an African King

Patrilineal and Matrilineal Struggle Among the Effutu of Ghana

• Author(s): Anthony Ephirim-Donkor,
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Pages: 224
• ISBN_10: 0761847782
  ISBN_13: 9780761847786
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Africa / General , Political Science / History & Theory , Political Science / World / African , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies , Social Science / Anthropology / General , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General ,

Description:... This book 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.