Ansu K Datta
Biographic Data
| ID | 3710135 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ansu K Datta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ansu K |
| FAMILY NAME | Datta |
| SIGNATURE | DATTA A K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Coast |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Fante Asafo
Opening ParagraphSociological interest, like economic growth, is subject to uneven development. While Asante society has been studied in detail by Rattray (1923, 1927, and 1929), Busia (1949), and Lystad (1958), there has been relatively little research on the Fante of southern Ghana, and even less on the Fante asafo (the traditional military companies to which one belongs through the father's line). Looking back at De Graft Johnson's article on …
The Asafo System in Historical Perspective
There has been some controversy as to the origins of the Asafo , the patrilineal military bands of the coastal Akan, and especially of the Fante, in Ghana. One view holds that the asafo system is indigenous to Fante society, the other that its development is in some way connected with the presence of Europeans on the coast from the end of the fifteenth century onwards. After an examination of the nature of the asafo system and of its patrilineali…
The Revolution in Egypt's Economic System
Left-Wing Movement in Sub-Saharan Africa
Conference on Research and Consultancy in Public Administration in Africa
This conference was held at Achimota under the auspices of the three Institutes of Public Administration at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, at the University of Ife, and in Ghana. The planning committee comprised F. G. Brown (Zaria), R. S. Butler (Ibadan), G. R. Dennison (Achimota), J. Nti (Achimota), and J. H. Smith (Kaduna). Visiting participants came from a number of African countries, including Nigeria, Liberia, Niger, Ethiopia, Sudan, and So…
The Sixth World Congress of Sociology
This year the World Congress was attended by large delegations from Eastern Europe, and 88 from the Soviet Union alone. Some of these could speak English and French, and could thus exchange experiences and opinions outside the conference rooms. The new interest of Communist countries in the International Sociological Association and its activities was appropriately reflected in the election of a Polish sociologist as President of the next World C…
The Asafo System in Historical Perspective
There has been some controversy as to the origins of the Asafo , the patrilineal military bands of the coastal Akan, and especially of the Fante, in Ghana. One view holds that the asafo system is indigenous to Fante society, the other that its development is in some way connected with the presence of Europeans on the coast from the end of the fifteenth century onwards. After an examination of the nature of the asafo system and of its patrilineali…
The Fante Asafo
Opening ParagraphSociological interest, like economic growth, is subject to uneven development. While Asante society has been studied in detail by Rattray (1923, 1927, and 1929), Busia (1949), and Lystad (1958), there has been relatively little research on the Fante of southern Ghana, and even less on the Fante asafo (the traditional military companies to which one belongs through the father's line). Looking back at De Graft Johnson's article on …
Conference on Research and Consultancy in Public Administration in Africa
This conference was held at Achimota under the auspices of the three Institutes of Public Administration at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, at the University of Ife, and in Ghana. The planning committee comprised F. G. Brown (Zaria), R. S. Butler (Ibadan), G. R. Dennison (Achimota), J. Nti (Achimota), and J. H. Smith (Kaduna). Visiting participants came from a number of African countries, including Nigeria, Liberia, Niger, Ethiopia, Sudan, and So…
The Sixth World Congress of Sociology
This year the World Congress was attended by large delegations from Eastern Europe, and 88 from the Soviet Union alone. Some of these could speak English and French, and could thus exchange experiences and opinions outside the conference rooms. The new interest of Communist countries in the International Sociological Association and its activities was appropriately reflected in the election of a Polish sociologist as President of the next World C…
Left-Wing Movement in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Revolution in Egypt's Economic System
The Asafo System in Historical Perspective
There has been some controversy as to the origins of the Asafo , the patrilineal military bands of the coastal Akan, and especially of the Fante, in Ghana. One view holds that the asafo system is indigenous to Fante society, the other that its development is in some way connected with the presence of Europeans on the coast from the end of the fifteenth century onwards. After an examination of the nature of the asafo system and of its patrilineali…
The Fante Asafo
Opening ParagraphSociological interest, like economic growth, is subject to uneven development. While Asante society has been studied in detail by Rattray (1923, 1927, and 1929), Busia (1949), and Lystad (1958), there has been relatively little research on the Fante of southern Ghana, and even less on the Fante asafo (the traditional military companies to which one belongs through the father's line). Looking back at De Graft Johnson's article on …
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · History (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Economic history (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works)