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By Kate Skinner

ISBN-10: 1107074630

ISBN-13: 9781107074637

ISBN-10: 1107427053

ISBN-13: 9781107427051

the tip of worldwide warfare I observed the previous German protectorate of Togoland break up into British- and French-administered territories. by way of the Fifties a political circulate led through the Ewe ethnic team known as for the unification of British and French Togoland into an self sufficient multiethnic nation. regardless of the efforts of the Ewe, the United countries belief territory of British Togoland was once finally merged with the Gold Coast to turn into Ghana, the 1st self sustaining kingdom in sub-Saharan Africa; French Togoland later declared independence because the kingdom of Togo. in accordance with interviews with former political activists and their households, entry to non-public papers, and a suite of oral and written propaganda, this booklet examines the heritage and politics at the back of the failed venture of Togoland unification. Kate Skinner demanding situations the marginalization of the Togoland query from renowned and educational analyses of postcolonial politics and explores present-day ramifications of the contingencies of decolonization.

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