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Ashanti Survey, 1945-46: an experiment in social research
Geographical journal • 110 • Published In 1947 • Pages: 149-179 , 6 plates
By: Fortes, Meyer, Steel, R. W., Ady, P..
Abstract
This survey of geographical, anthropological and economic aspects of life in Ashanti during the 1940s was undertaken as an experiment in method by Mr. Fortes, an anthropologist, Mr. Steel, a geographer, and Miss Ady, an economist, in 1945-46. The bulk of the work of the Survey was centered in south Ashanti; specifically, the towns of Agogo and Asokore, near Kumasi. The aim of the survey, according to Fortes ‘…was strictly limited. It was to get a broad, general picture of the social and political structure of Ashanti today, and to investigate…those aspects in which ecological and economic factors play the biggest part.’ Although this article is concerned mainly with methods employed by the Survey to obtain data, fairly detailed information is provided on land use, demography, kinship structure, and household organization.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Geographer
- Economist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Mary L. Bartlett ; 1956, 1959
- Field Date
- 1945-1946
- Coverage Date
- 1940s
- Coverage Place
- South Ashanti; specifically, the towns of Agogo and Asokore, near Kumasi; Ghana
- Notes
- by M. Fortes, R. W. Steel and P. Ady
- LCSH
- Akan (African peoples)