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This study examines the traditional or indigenous building technology, architecture, and settlement order of the Akan peoples of the southern half of what is now the Republic of Ghana. Building construction is considered in terms of the body of skills, techniques, and organization of labour that evolved over time; the range of building materials used, and their characteristics, acquisition, and handling; and finally, in terms of the formal, structural, and aesthetic qualities of the buildings themselves. Also considered is the range of settlement types; their spatial layouts and organization, their relationships within the hierarchy of settlements, and the ways in which settlements came into existence and developed through time. It places the growth of the Akan building traditions and settlement order in the broader contexts of history, and culture growth and change. In this connection, it offers observations on the roots of Akan building technology/architecture, and the evolution of the settlement order. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Mahous, Baoulés, Soninkés, Mandingue, Malinkés, Agnis, Abés, Attiés, Mossis, Sénoufos, Ébriés, Akans, Lobi, Ehotilé, Minianka, Appolos, Bissa, Wés, Guérés, Abourés, Adjoukrous, Abrons, Pelezi, Bétés, Grebo, Didas, Gouros, Yohouré, Gwas, Avikams, Koulangos, Krahns, Aowin, Yacoubas, Akouès, Alladian, Akuapem, Godiés, Ahizis, Ano, Gbloh, Djiminis, Wobé, Gbans, Tagouana, Mangoro, Ayahous, Toura, Wens, Koyakas, Oualébo. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : D'une manière globale, le Mahou est à la fois un espace géographique, un peuple, une culture et une langue de communication. Le pays Mahou est connu sous le nom de Bafing. Il tire son nom du fleuve Bafing qui coule à environ 71 km au Sud de la ville de Touba et se jette dans le Sassandra au Sud-ouest du Parc national du Mont Sangbé. La population présente sur le terroir était estimée à 192493 habitants selon le recensement de 1998. Le recensement effectué dix ans plus tôt estimait la population rurale à 86% de la population totale. Il existe une diaspora dans plusieurs villes du centre et du sud de la Côte d'Ivoire et dans certains pays occidentaux. Le Bafing: région d'origine des Mahou de Côte d'IvoireLe Bafing est l'une des 19 régions de la Côte d'Ivoire. Il est situé au Nord-ouest de la Côte d'Ivoire et a une superficie de 8720 km2. Ses voisins sont: La géologie du pays Mahou est dominée de granitoïdes et de gneiss divers. Le réseau minier est constitué de Nickel, d'indices de fer, d'or et de diamant. Le relief est fait de plateaux parsemés de collines. La végétation est de type savane arborée avec quelques forêts par endroit. Le climat alterne entre deux saisons: la saison des pluies (Avril à Octobre) et la saison sèche (Novembre à Mars). La pluvio...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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296 pp. Scholarly discussion of funeral dirges of West African people (Twi and Fante speaking) with dirges in English, Twi and Fante languages as well as appendices containing musical scores for some dirges. ... Read more

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Title: Medicine and anthropology in twentieth century Africa: Akan medicine and encounters with (medical) anthropology.(Report)
Author: Kwasi Konadu
Publication: African Studies Quarterly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2008
Publisher: Center for African Studies
Volume: 10Issue: 2-3Page: NA

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While trying to gather up all the wisdom he thinks he has wasted on the villagers, Ananse the spider learns something new himself. ... Read more

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There is Wisdom and Humor to be Found Here
Told in similar fashion as the Legnds of the World Series, Spider and His Son Find Wisdom is an Akan tale, this is a tale that is from the Asante and Fante peoples of the Akan culture of Ghana, according to the book (which is handy information for young readers to have...it makes discussion of the tale more fun by including the opportunity to find the area on a map). As the tale begins, we are introduced to Ananse, a big headed spider from West Africa. We also learn that he told everyone his head was so big because there in was stored all the nyansa (the wisdom) of the world....and naturally, Ananse offered his wise counsel to everyone in the village. When they don't listen to him, Spider becomes angry and decides that the people are unworthy of his wisdom and that he's collect up all his wisdom, put it in a calabash gourd and hide it from the world in his palm tree. What follows is a humorous accounting of his actions in enlisting his sons help finding a gourd big enough for his fine wisdom, Spider sweeping his knowledge out of his house and the village and his hilarious attempts to get his huge gourd of knowledge up into the tree. In the end, wisdom is set free into the world when he realized that he's not the ONLY one with nyansa and that no one can hoard all the knowledge in the world, so he tips the gourd out of the tree and it breaks open, the wisdom escapes.

Overall, this is a humorous tale from Ghana...the text and the illustrations compliment each other perfectly and the text is simple enough for young readers...meaning this book words as a read aloud or as independent reading for beginner readers! There is a lot of humor here, but also a good lesson and I think it's done in a way that will really engage young readers! Additionally there is a glossary at the back, I recommend you have your young reader read it over before starting the story, so that he or she doesn't have to spend time flipping back to make sure they understand what some of the words mean. I give it five stars, what a fun read and a fine introduction to legends, myths and tall tales from Africa!

The price does seem high for this single volume...we checked this out from the library and would recommned the same or buying used...it's a lovely story that I would recommend in a heart beat, but I can't see my way to paying almost 30.00 for a 30 page book.
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