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| | On March 6, 2007, Ghana celebrated its 50th anniversary since becoming independent. As the first African nation to win its struggle for independence, Ghana hosted delegations from around the world during its year-long Jubilee event. | | On March 6, 2007, Ghana celebrated its 50th anniversary since becoming independent. As the first African nation to win its struggle for independence, Ghana hosted delegations from around the world during its year-long Jubilee event. |
| | + | ==Further reading== |
| | + | ===Guides=== |
| | + | * ''Ghana'' (Bradt Travel Guide) by Philip Briggs (4th ed. 2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Ghana-4th-Bradt-Travel-Guide/dp/1841622052/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262770471&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] |
| | + | * Utley, Ian. ''Ghana - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture'' (2009) [http://www.amazon.com/Ghana-Culture-essential-customs-culture/dp/1857334744/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262770471&sr=1-2 |
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| | + | Ghana - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture by Ian Utley (Paperback - Mar 24, 2009) |
| | + | ===Current=== |
| | + | * Gifford, Paul. ''Ghana's New Christianity, New Edition: Pentecostalism in a Globalising African Economy'' (2004) |
| | + | * Oppong, Joseph R. and Esther D. Oppong. ''Ghana'' (2003) for middle schools |
| | + | * Randall, Peter E. and Abena Busia. ''Ghana: An African Portrait Revisited'' (2007) |
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| | + | ===History=== |
| | + | * Agbodeka, Francis. ''African Politics and British Policy in the Gold Coast 1868–1900: a Study in the Forms and Force of Protest'' (1971) |
| | + | * Buah, F. K. ''A History of Ghana'' (1966) |
| | + | * Davidson, Basil, with F. K. Buah. ''A History of West Africa to the Nineteenth Century'' (1966) |
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| | + | ===Advanced topics=== |
| | + | * Adjaye, Joseph K. "Perspectives on Fifty Years of Ghanaian Historiography," ''History in Africa,'' Volume 35, 2008, pp. 1-24 in [[Project MUSE]] |
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