Department of History

 

Recent Submissions

  • The “Craft of Bruising” and the Life of Azumah “Professor of the Ring” Nelson – A Social History of Ghanaian Boxing (Volume One) 
    Botchway, De-Valera Nana Yaw Mpere (University of Cape Coast, 2011-06)
    This thesis explores how boxing emerged in Ghana from both indigenous and foreign (British) inventiveness, how it has shaped aspects of Ghana’s popular culture, and also examines boxing’s social meaning and impact in the ...
  • A History of Politics in Education in Ghana: 1852-2008 
    Boakye, Peter (University of Cape Coast, 2017-03)
    This thesis interrogates the politics of governments that shaped and directed the formulation and implementation of educational policies and reforms in Ghana from 1852 to 2008. Using various sources such as archival ...
  • A history of Wa, 1500 – 1900. 
    Mahama, Iddrisu (University of Cape Coast, 2017-03)
    Motivated by the works of scholars on the histories of ethnic groups like the Dagomba, Mamprusi, and Asante, the aim of this study is to delineate the origins of the Waala from the earliest period to the eve of British ...
  • The Twifo: a political, social and economic history, 1600-1987 
    Osei, Augustine Duah (University of Cape Coast, 2020-05)
    Using extensively oral sources through interviews and archival materials, this study examines the origins, migrations and settlements of one of the major Akan states, the Twifo, between the periods 1600 and 1987. Also ...
  • The “Craft of Bruising” and the Life of Azumah “Professor of the Ring” Nelson – A Social History of Ghanaian Boxing (Volume One) 
    Botchway, De-Valera Nana Yaw Mpere (University of Cape Coast, 2011-06)
    This thesis explores how boxing emerged in Ghana from both indigenous and foreign (British) inventiveness, how it has shaped aspects of Ghana’s popular culture, and also examines boxing’s social meaning and impact in the ...
  • A History of Politics in Education in Ghana: 1852-2008 
    Boakye, Peter (University of Cape Coast, 2017-03)
    This thesis interrogates the politics of governments that shaped and directed the formulation and implementation of educational policies and reforms in Ghana from 1852 to 2008. Using various sources such as archival ...
  • A history of Wa, 1500 – 1900. 
    Mahama, Iddrisu (University of Cape Coast, 2017-03)
    Motivated by the works of scholars on the histories of ethnic groups like the Dagomba, Mamprusi, and Asante, the aim of this study is to delineate the origins of the Waala from the earliest period to the eve of British ...
  • The Twifo: a political, social and economic history, 1600-1987 
    Osei, Augustine Duah (University of Cape Coast, 2020-05)
    Using extensively oral sources through interviews and archival materials, this study examines the origins, migrations and settlements of one of the major Akan states, the Twifo, between the periods 1600 and 1987. Also ...