War People: A Cultural History of Violence among the Fante Asafo
(2022)
Thesis
Jeffreys, E. War People: A Cultural History of Violence among the Fante Asafo. (Thesis). SOAS University of London
This thesis examines the asafo company system, a paramilitary organisation indigenous to the Fante-speaking communities of the Gold Coast, now south-central Ghana. The asafo emerged to protect coastal towns from external threats in a period of politi... Read More about War People: A Cultural History of Violence among the Fante Asafo.