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Book SynopsisForests of Gold is a collection of essays on the peoples of Ghana with particular reference to the most powerful of all their kingdoms: Asante.
Trade Review“Wilks’ writing here is as informed, engaged and questing as ever.” * African Affairs *
“Wilks is willing to take risks, and even make mistakes, for the sake of opening discussion and expanding knowledge…
Forests of Gold is impressive history. One comes away awed at the level of historical reconstruction Wilks has accomplished, demonstrating a level of analysis that has not been achieved regarding almost any other precolonial African state, and which has been achieved here because of Wilks’s forty years of commitment, sensitivity, integrity, and belief in the profession of history and the history of African peoples.” * The International Journal of African Historical Studies *
“Wilks’ contribution to our understanding of the history of Asante and that of other Akan-speaking peoples is incalculable. It is evident not only in his own work but in that of the published research of the many talented students he has directed during a long, fruitful career.” * Journal of African History *
