Author: Thomas Gibson BowlesPublisher:
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Category : Ashanti War, 1873-1874
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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The Ashantee War
Author: Thomas Gibson BowlesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ashanti War, 1873-1874
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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The Ashantee War Unnecessary & Unjust
Author: Thomas Gibson BowlesPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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The Ashantee War
Author: John Frederick MauricePublisher:
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Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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The Ashantee War
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368822802
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
The Fall of the Asante Empire
Author: Robert B. EdgertonPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451603738
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
For the first time, anthropologist Robert Edgerton tells the story of the Hundred-Year War—from 1807 to 1900, between the British Empire and the Asante Kingdom—from the Asante point of view. In 1817, the first British envoy to meet the king of the Asante of West Africa was dazzled by his reception. A group of 5,000 Asante soldiers, many wearing immense caps topped with three foot eagle feathers and gold ram's horns, engulfed him with a "zeal bordering on phrensy," shooting muskets into the air. The envoy was escorted, as no fewer than 100 bands played, to the Asante king's palace and greeted by a tremendous throng of 30,000 noblemen and soldiers, bedecked with so much gold that his party had to avert their eyes to avoid the blinding glare. Some Asante elders wore gold ornaments so massive they had to be supported by attendants. But a criminal being lead to his execution - hands tied, ears severed, knives thrust through his cheeks and shoulder blades - was also paraded before them as a warning of what would befall malefactors. This first encounter set the stage for one of the longest and fiercest wars in all the European conquest of Africa. At its height, the Asante empire, on the Gold Coast of Africa in present-day Ghana, comprised three million people and had its own highly sophisticated social, political, and military institutions. Armed with European firearms, the tenacious and disciplined Asante army inflicted heavy casualties on advancing British troops, in some cases defeating them. They won the respect and admiration of British commanders, and displayed a unique willingness to adapt their traditional military tactics to counter superior British technology. Even well after a British fort had been established in Kumase, the Asante capital, the indigenous culture stubbornly resisted Europeanization, as long as the "golden stool," the sacred repository of royal power, remained in Asante hands. It was only after an entire century of fighting that resistance ultimately ceased.
Fraser's Magazine
Author: Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
Author: James Anthony FroudePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 834
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Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
Author: Asante in the Nineteenth Century
Author: Ivor WilksPublisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521379946
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Originally published in 1975, and reprinted with additional introductory material in 1989, this book provides an in-depth account of Asante history during the nineteenth century. The focus of the book is on the broad political development of Asante society, concentrating on the material factors which affected the decision making process during various administrations. This focus reflects the complex and sophisticated nature of the Asante social system, a system which had its basis in administrative unity and a core idea of nationhood. The text utilizes the abundant archival, printed and oral source materials available regarding the Asante, offering the reader a profound insight into the nature and structure of a remarkable society. This is a fascinating book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in African history.
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