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Well written and informative
This is a great book -- I purchased it for my son's class project (6th grade) and it was very helpful.It was well written and very interesting. It's a bit expensive, but well worth it.

Overpriced!
I am very disappointed with this book.It is juvenile in nature and way overpriced.I expected a book of several hundred pages -- this book is 76 pages.There is little substance to it.I will be returning it. ... Read more

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Describes the geography, history, government, economy, culture, and people of the African country once known as the Gold Coast. ... Read more

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Every chapter of the book has been revised and updated making it the most relevant textbook available for WAEC students in Ghana. The section covering trade has been extended and includes many completely new graphs and illustrations to help students' understanding of the economy of their country. ... Read more

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Explores the different colors found in Ghana's history, culture, and landscape. ... Read more

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Colors of Ghana
More than the title reveals, Colors of Ghana is a delightfulintroduction to a plethora of facts about Ghana. The book starts witha solid introduction about the country: flora and fauna, borders,population, ancient and modern history, and languages. It then goes on to enlighten the reader using ten colors: gold, white, orange, gray, green, black, tan, blue, brown, and silver.Each color is used to introduce various cultural, geographical, historical, and other aspects of Ghana. Gold represents the Golden Stool, the symbol of prowess and freedom of the Asante people. White symbolizes various traditional ceremonies, such as babies' naming rites. Orange, the background of the Kyeretiwe kente cloth is presented in the most fascinating manner. The grim slave walls in Elmina are designated by the color gray, while land and wildlife are portrayed by green. Black stands for the black star in the middle of the Ghanaian flag. Tan is the color of traditional drums used for various ceremonies, as well as conveying messages before the advent of telecommunication devices. Blue represents the waters of the Volta Lake, the source of electricity, irrigation and fish life in Ghana. Brown denotes the color of cacao pods that have become roasted in the sun.Finally, silver exemplifies the web of Ananse the spider, the clever character that spans many tales in Ghana and the African Diaspora.

Each section of the books begins with a pronunciation guide that facilitates the utterance of the color in question. Crisply clean illustrations adorn each section, adding meaning and better understanding of the various ideas presented.

This book is extraordinary in the sense that within a few pages, the reader is introduced to a vast repertoire of Ghanaian history, culture, and other factual pieces of information. Littlefield does an excellent job of weaving suspenseful stories around each color. Both children and adults will find Colors of Ghana a delightful companion. ... Read more

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Chapters: Oder-Neisse Line. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 47. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Geography of Ghana -Ghana, which lies in the center of the West African coast, shares 2,093 km of land borders with the three French-speaking nations of Burkina Faso (548 km) to the north, Côte d'Ivoire (668 km) to the west, and Togo (877 km) to the east. To the south are the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. With a total area of 238,533 square kilometers, Ghana is about the size of the United Kingdom, or slightly smaller than Oregon. Its southernmost coast at Cape Three Points is 4° 30' north of the equator. From here, the country extends inland for some 670 kilometers to about 11° north. The distance across the widest part, between longitude 1° 12' east and longitude 3° 15' west, measures about 560 kilometers. The Greenwich Meridian, which passes through London, also traverses the eastern part of Ghana at Tema. Maritime claims:contiguous zone: 24 nmi (44.4 km; 27.6 mi)continental shelf: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi) The terrain consists mostly low plains with the Kwahu Plateau in the south-central area. Half of the country lies less than 152 meters (499 ft) above sea level, and the highest point is 883 meters (2,897 ft). The 537 kilometers (334 mi) coastline is mostly a low, sandy shore backed by plains and scrub and intersected by several rivers and streams, most of which are navigable only by canoe. A tropical rain forest belt, broken by heavily forested hills and many streams and rivers, extends northward from the shore, near the Côte d'Ivoire frontier. This area, known as the "Ashanti," produces most of the country's cocoa, minerals, and timber. North of this belt, the country vari...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12069 ... Read more

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Chapters: Volta River, Mole National Park, Techiman, Winneba, Buduburam, Volta Region, Wenchi, Elmina, Ho, Ghana, Princes Town, Ghana, Agogo, Ghana, Kokrobite, Mankessim, Donkorkrom, Nkawkaw, Zuarungu, Tema, Bunkpurugu, Obuasi, Abura-Dunkwa, South Dayi District, Yendi, Paga, Kpandu, Tarkwa, Ghana, Teteman, Ghana, Nkroful, Legon, Sogakope, Agortime-Kpetoe, Tumu, Bawku, Akatsi, Agona Swedru, Binaba, Atimpoku, Larabanga, Aflao, Boankra Inland Port, Hohoe, Teshie, Ada, Ghana, Gbeogo, Dormaa Ahenkro, Bimbila, Ejura, Bole, Ghana, Prestea, Awaso, Akosombo, Asamankese, Tongo, Ghana, Bight of Benin, Abomosu, Ghana, Hamile, Nkawie, Yeji, Akropong, Sampa, Ghana, Juaso, Kwadjokrom, Mankranso, Kete Krachi, Atebubu, Manso Nkwanta, Wulugu, Dambai, Dzodze, Berekum, Dumbai, Kenyasi, Tuobodom, Suhum, Ghana, Zebilla, New Edubiase, Bibiani, Tepa, Goaso, Kpeve, Fosu, Ajumako, Ashiaman, Asikuma, Oseim, Begho, Karaga, Ghana, Aburi, Lake Volta, Kadjebi, Eastern Region, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ashanti Region, Central Region, Obuasi Municipal District, Fanteakwa District, Kwahu East District, Begoro, Greater Accra Region, Bawku Municipal District, Jirapa/lambussie District, New-Juaben Municipal District, Mfantsiman District, Mfantsiman Municipal, Ga East District, Sekyere South District, Builsa District, Danish Gold Coast, Jamestown, Ghana, Benchema-Nkatieso, Bawku West District, Cape Coast Municipal District, Kpando District, Yapei, Fort Prinzenstein, Gomoa District, Adansi South District, Jasikan District, Ahafo Ano North District, Bekwai Municipal District, Atwima District, East Akim Municipal District, Karaga District, Bosomtwe District, Atwima Mponua District, Adansi North District, Asunafo South District, Pra River, Adaklu-Anyigbe District, Ketu North District, Atebubu District, Ketu South District, South Tongu District, Biakoye District, Kintampo, Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District, Amansie Central District, Tano River, Konongo, Ghana, Aowin/suaman...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24806760 ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Political Geography, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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This paper examines the dynamics of the ongoing conflict in Prestea, Ghana, where indigenous galamsey mining groups are operating illegally on a concession awarded to Bogoso Gold Limited (BGL), property of the Canadian-listed multinational Gold Star Resources. Despite being issued firm orders by the authorities to abandon their activities, galamsey leaders maintain that they are working areas of the concession that are of little interest to the company; they further counter that there are few alternative sources of local employment, which is why they are mining in the first place. Whilst the Ghanaian Government is in the process of setting aside plots to relocate illegal mining parties and is developing alternative livelihood projects, efforts are far from encouraging: in addition to a series of overlooked logistical problems, the areas earmarked for relocation have not yet been prospected to ascertain gold content, and the alternative income-earning activities identified are inappropriate. As has been the case throughout mineral-rich sub-Saharan Africa, the conflict in Prestea has come about largely because the national mining sector reform program, which prioritizes the expansion of predominantly foreign-controlled large-scale projects, has neglected the concerns of indigenous subsistence groups. ... Read more

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Describes the history, geography, plants and animals, economy, language, people, and culture of Ghana, the African country that freed itself of white colonial rule and became an independent nation in 1957. ... Read more