The Anlo-Ewe, sometimes called the quintessential sea fishermen of West Africa, are a previously non-maritime people who developed a maritime tradition. Since the mid-17th century they have attempted to domesticate the lagoons andthe seas through the exploitation of salt and fish, the use of waterways as trade routes, and in the struggle to obtain security from lagoon flooding and sea erosion. This study offers a social interpretation of environmental process for the coastal lowlands of southeastern Ghana.
North America: Ohio U Press
- ISBN10 0852557779
- ISBN13 9780852557778
- Publish Date 17 January 2002
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint James Currey
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 256
- Language English