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'Kola is God's gift' : agricultural production, export initiatives & the kola industry of Asante & the Gold Coast c. 1820-1950
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- Creator
- Edmund Abaka
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Oxford : James Currey ; Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2005
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- xv, 173 pages : map ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780852554913, 0852554915, 9780852554906, 0852554907, 9780821415733, 0821415735, 9780821415740, 0821415743
- OCLC
- ocm61531082
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-166) and index.
- 1. Introduction : kola in African history -- 2. Kola production in Asante & the Gold Coast -- 3. Diffusion of kola nut production -- 4. Asante & the northern kola trade in the Volta basin -- 5. The southern axis of the kola trade & the Atlantic basin -- 6. Labour & kola production in Asante & the Gold Coast -- 7. Conclusion : consumerism & increase in kola production -- App. Kola production chart