Trevor Getz
Biographic Data
| ID | 80869 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Trevor Getz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Trevor |
| FAMILY NAME | Getz |
| SIGNATURE | GETZ T |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Speaking with Richard Rathbone
Dr. Richard Rathbone, FRHistS, was a pioneering historian of Africa whose work had a profound impact on many, whether of his own generation or those that have succeeded it, his formal students and many who have learned from him informally. In 2021, three historians of Ghana—Jennifer Hart, Tony Yeboah, and Trevor Getz—conducted an interview with him via Zoom. Richard connected from his home in Wales, to which he had retired. We present the transcr…
Interpreting Gold Coast Supreme Court Records, SCT 5/4/19 Regina (Queen) vs. Quamina Eddoo
This chapter describes a story about Kwadwo who was a trader from Wassa. Kwadwo was no ordinary peasant. He was a retainer of a prominent titleholder who employed him as a messenger. Kwadwo's story is crowded with the names of Europeans important in the history of the Gold Coast and West Africa. Kwadwo's case provides a rich set of materials to explore a range of issues: the circumstances faced by local government officials in their efforts to su…
"The History of Ashanti Kings and the Whole Country Itself" and Other Writings
History of Ashanti and the Whole Country and Other Writings. Edited by A. Adu Boahen, Emmanuel Akyeampong, Nancy Lawler, T. C. McCaskie, and Ivor Wilks. Fontes Historiae Africanae, New Series: Sources of African History, 6. New York: Oxford University Press/British Academy, 2003. Pp. x, 234. $39.95. The History ofAshanti and the Whole Country Itself and Other Writings is billed as a documentary history, yet it is also both biography and autobiogr…
Cultures and Customs of Ghana
From Chains to Bonds
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CD-Roms for Africanists
Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa
Martin Klein, Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa. African Studies 94, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, 354 pp., £50.00, ISBN 0 521 59324 7, hard covers, £16.95, ISBN 0 521 59676 5, paperback. - Volume 70 Issue 2
From Chains to Bonds
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa
Martin Klein, Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa. African Studies 94, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, 354 pp., £50.00, ISBN 0 521 59324 7, hard covers, £16.95, ISBN 0 521 59676 5, paperback. - Volume 70 Issue 2
Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa
Martin Klein, Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa. African Studies 94, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, 354 pp., £50.00, ISBN 0 521 59324 7, hard covers, £16.95, ISBN 0 521 59676 5, paperback. - Volume 70 Issue 2
CD-Roms for Africanists
From Chains to Bonds
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Cultures and Customs of Ghana
"The History of Ashanti Kings and the Whole Country Itself" and Other Writings
History of Ashanti and the Whole Country and Other Writings. Edited by A. Adu Boahen, Emmanuel Akyeampong, Nancy Lawler, T. C. McCaskie, and Ivor Wilks. Fontes Historiae Africanae, New Series: Sources of African History, 6. New York: Oxford University Press/British Academy, 2003. Pp. x, 234. $39.95. The History ofAshanti and the Whole Country Itself and Other Writings is billed as a documentary history, yet it is also both biography and autobiogr…
Interpreting Gold Coast Supreme Court Records, SCT 5/4/19 Regina (Queen) vs. Quamina Eddoo
This chapter describes a story about Kwadwo who was a trader from Wassa. Kwadwo was no ordinary peasant. He was a retainer of a prominent titleholder who employed him as a messenger. Kwadwo's story is crowded with the names of Europeans important in the history of the Gold Coast and West Africa. Kwadwo's case provides a rich set of materials to explore a range of issues: the circumstances faced by local government officials in their efforts to su…
Speaking with Richard Rathbone
Dr. Richard Rathbone, FRHistS, was a pioneering historian of Africa whose work had a profound impact on many, whether of his own generation or those that have succeeded it, his formal students and many who have learned from him informally. In 2021, three historians of Ghana—Jennifer Hart, Tony Yeboah, and Trevor Getz—conducted an interview with him via Zoom. Richard connected from his home in Wales, to which he had retired. We present the transcr…
African history and culture studies (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (3 works) · History (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · Genealogy (2 works) · History (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)