Asante in the Nineteenth Century
The Structure and Evolution of a Political Order

Table of Contents

Lists of tables, figures, maps and plates
Preface
Preamble
1. Spatial aspects of government: the network of communications
2. Spatial aspects of government: the structure of empire
3. The politics of population: the demography of metropolitan Asante
4. Kumase and the southern provinces: the politics of control
5. Kumase and the southern provinces: the politics of retrenchment
6. Asante and the Gold Coast: the politics of indecision
7. Kumase and the northern provinces: an overview
8. Asante and its neighbours: the politics of entente
9. The dynastic factor in Asante history: a family reconstruction of Oyoko royals
10. Kumase as the seat of government: the structure of decision making
11. Kumase as the seat of government: the structure of the executive
12. Political Popularization in nineteenth century Asante
13. Disorder in politics: from constitutional crisis to civil war
14. Modernization, reform, and the role of the Owusu Ansas in politics
15. Politics and policies in nineteenth century Asante: the ideological variables
Glossary of principal Asante terms
Guide to sources consulted
Printed works, theses, dissertations, etc
British Parliamentary papers
Archives, field materials, newspapers, etc.
Index.