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Accumulation, wealth and belief in Asante historyarticle 1983 • McCaskie, T. C.
Akan • Africa > Western Africa
In this paper McCaskie examines the meaning of wealth and accumulation in Asante culture. He also examines changes in the Asante political system and regalia in the 19th century. According to McCaskie, it was the Asante command of gold and its exchan...