Diplomacy & Diplomats in 19th Century Asante
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: January 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780865435049
Subjects: International Relations - General; Politics/International Relations; Ghana; Diplomacy; Politics - Current Events; Politics and government; History; Africa - General; Ashanti (African people); 19th century; Ashanti Region; Diplomatic etiquette
Description: This pioneering work remains the only book-length study of indigenous diplomatic patterns in Asante - or, for that matter, in any traditional African state. This in-depth analysis of the personnel, procedures, and institutions behind Asante's international relations with its English-, Dutch-, Danish-, and Arabic-speaking neighbors documents that that nation's diplomatic expertise and sophistication were on a par with diplomatic practice, elsewhere as well as with so-called "modern" diplomacy.

The book also provides an excellent bibliography, a useful glossary of terminology, and a comprehensive index.