
Prempeh: Nima-Maamobi in Ghana's Postcolonial Dev
Migration, Islam and Social Transformation
- 282 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Prempeh: Nima-Maamobi in Ghana's Postcolonial Dev
Migration, Islam and Social Transformation
About this book
This book provides a deep insight into the socio-economic reality and complexity of two of Ghana's largest slums - Nima and Maamobi - located in the capital city, Accra. It identifies and analyses the socio-religious, cultural and political contexts of the two communities. These are ethnically and religiously diverse populations with a common history of migration and integration. The book shows that the causes of economic stagnation and underdevelopment in the two slums are deeply contextualised, complex and nuanced. Through a biographical examination of the political activism of Agnes Amoah, a foremost local leader, the book brings to bear how Mrs. Amoah also brought socio-economic transformation to the communities by breaking cultural, religious and gender barriers in the interest of conviviality. In context, the book sheds important insight on the urban, political and the local and translocal histories that have shaped the social transformations of Nima and Maamobi.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Praise for This Book
- Contents
- List of pictures
- List of maps
- List of abbreviations
- Foreword
- Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Chapter 2 - The Socio-Historical Evolution of Maamobi-Nima
- Chapter 3 - Agnes Amoah and Leadership Challenges
- Chapter 4 - Agnes Amoah and the Family in Nima-Maamobi
- Chapter 5 - Agnes Amoah and Social Services in Nima and Maamobi
- Chapter 6 - Conclusion
- References
- Appendices
- Back cover