Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-223) and index.
List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- The invention of a doctrine -- The traditions of origin: the Ghana hypothesis -- A critique on the traditions of origin -- The nation-state project -- The rationalization of ethnonationalism -- The 1999 survey of voter intent -- Findings and conclusions of the 1999 survey -- The real elections: 2000 and 2004 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Appendix One: Questionnaire -- Appendix Two: Transcript of interview with Tema West MP -- Index