"The chiefs, elders, and people have for many years suffered untold hardships": protests by coalitions of the excluded in British Northern Togoland, UN Trusteeship territory 1950-7
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"The chiefs, elders, and people have for many years suffered untold hardships" : protests by coalitions of the excluded in British Northern Togoland, UN Trusteeship territory 1950-7. / Stacey, Paul Austin.
In: Journal of African History, Vol. 55, No. 3, 2014, p. 423-444.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - "The chiefs, elders, and people have for many years suffered untold hardships"
T2 - protests by coalitions of the excluded in British Northern Togoland, UN Trusteeship territory 1950-7
AU - Stacey, Paul Austin
N1 - Published online: 22 September 2014
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This article examines the use of tradition by minority groups whose territorial incorporation into British Northern Togoland under UN trusteeship was marked by political exclusion. This contrasts with the more typical pattern of productive and inclusive relations developing between chiefs and the administering authority within the boundaries of what was to become Ghana. In East Gonja marginalized groups produced their own chiefs while simultaneously appealing to the UN Trusteeship Council to protect their native rights. The article contributes to studies on the limits of the ‘invention of tradition’ by showing the influence of external structures on African agency and organization. As the minority groups sought UN support on the basis of their native status, the colonial power affirmed alternative versions of tradition that were perceived locally as illegitimate and thereby rendered ineffective.
AB - This article examines the use of tradition by minority groups whose territorial incorporation into British Northern Togoland under UN trusteeship was marked by political exclusion. This contrasts with the more typical pattern of productive and inclusive relations developing between chiefs and the administering authority within the boundaries of what was to become Ghana. In East Gonja marginalized groups produced their own chiefs while simultaneously appealing to the UN Trusteeship Council to protect their native rights. The article contributes to studies on the limits of the ‘invention of tradition’ by showing the influence of external structures on African agency and organization. As the minority groups sought UN support on the basis of their native status, the colonial power affirmed alternative versions of tradition that were perceived locally as illegitimate and thereby rendered ineffective.
U2 - 10.1017/S0021853714000358
DO - 10.1017/S0021853714000358
M3 - Journal article
VL - 55
SP - 423
EP - 444
JO - Journal of African History
JF - Journal of African History
SN - 0021-8537
IS - 3
ER -
ID: 123990816