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Fresh and clean copy in good condition but with some signs of wear. Frisches und sauberes Exemplar in gutem Zustand, aber mit einigen Gebrauchsspuren. Contents: Foreword - Preface - Country Summary - Chapter 1. General Character of the Society - 2. Physical Environment and Population - Geographic Regions�Climate�The Land�Boundaries and Administrative Divisions�Transportation� Lake Volta�Settlement Patterns�Population�Man- power - 3. Historical Setting - The Precolonial Period�British Colonial Rule�The Growth of Nationalism�Independent Ghana�PanAfricanism and Nkrumah�Nkrumah as Supreme Ruler �The Growth of Opposition to Personal Rule�The Downfall of Nkrumah - 4.Ethnic Groups and Languages Major Ethnic Groups of the South�The Peoples of the North�Major Languages�Groups of Non-Ghanaian Origin�Ethnic Affiliation and Religion - 5.Social System Traditional Patterns�Social Change�Religion and Society - 6.Living Conditions - The Level of Living�Housing and Sanitation�Diet and Nutrition�Health�Welfare - 7.Education, Information, and the Arts and Sciences Education�Music, Dance, and Song�The Visual Arts �Dramatic Arts�Folk and Contemporary Literature-Scholarship and Intellectual Activity�Public Information-Foreign Information Activities�Posts and Telecommunications - 8. The Governmental System - Constitutional Development�The Central Government�Local Government�The Legal System�The Public Services�The Electoral System - 9. Political Dynamics and Values - Political Dynamics, 1966-70�Political Issues�Policy Attitudes of the Opposition�Political Alignments and Ethnicity�Political Values and Attitudes�Patterns of Allegiance - 10. Foreign Political and Economic Relations - Major Elements of Foreign Policy�The Foreign Service and Diplomatic Ties�Regional and Pan-African Relations�Relations with Great Britain and the Commonwealth�Relations with the United States�Relations with Communist Powers�Foreign Economic Relations�The Pursuit of a Cocoa Agreement 11.Character and Structure of the Economy - Agriculture�Forestry�Fishing�Mining�Manufacturing and Construction�Electric Power�Domestic Trade �Labor�Banking and Currency�Public Finance - 12. National Security - Forms of Social Control�Incidence of Crime�The Ghana Police Service�The Penal System�The Armed Forces - Bibliography for the January 1962 Edition - Additional Bibliography for Revised Edition - Glossary - Index - LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS - 1 The Republic of Ghana - 2 Geographic Regions and Minerals of Ghana - 3 Natural Vegetation of Ghana - 4 Transportation System of Ghana - 5 Population Density of Ghana, 1960 - 6 Population of Ghana, by Age and Sex, 1960 - 7 Expansion of the Ashanti Empire and Major European Fortresses in Ghana Before 1872 - 8 Ethnic and Linguistic Distribution of Ghana - 9 Court Structure of Ghana, 1970 - 10 Economic Activity in Ghana