INSTITUTE  OF
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CHIGAN  STATE  UNIVUBUJI

VOL.4  N0.2
LENT  TERM  1968

UNIVERSITY  OF  GHANA

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INSTITUTE  OF  AFRICAN  STUDIES

RESEARCH  REVIEW

VOL.4  NO.2

LENT  TERM  1968.

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RESEARCH  REVIEW

EDITORIAL  COMMITTEE

Professor J.H.  Nketia

Rev.  Dr.  G • Ansre

Mr.  K . N.  Bame

Mrs,  C.  Oppong

Mr.  K.A.  Opoku  (Editor)

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THE RESEARCH REVIEW

During  the  brief  and  formative  period  in which  the  Research  Review

has been  in  existence,  it  has helped  in  making  available  Information  about

some of  the  research being  carried  on at  the  Institute. 

In our endeavour  to

broaden  the  scope of  this  publication,  we  have  included  in  this  issue  f u l l-

length  articles  to  replace  the  familiar  "leading article",  found  in  the  opening

pages of  previous  issues.  We  continue  to  have  research  reports as well  as

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library  and museum reports,  and as readers will  notice,  the  Institute  News has

now been  put at  the end.

Without  doubt,  the  progress we  have  made  is due,  in  large  measure,  to

the  comments,  criticisms and suggestions which  interested readers have sent

to us.  We hope  that  such helpful  comments will  continue  to  come  in to aid us

towards  the  fulfilment  of  the  purposes  for  which  the  Research  Review was

established.

Legon  ,

March,! 968.

Kofi  Asa re  Opoku.

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RESEARCH  REVIEW

CONTENTS

ARTICLES

The Missionary  Role on the  Gold Coast and  in Ashanti:
Reverend  F.A.  Ramseyer and the  British take  over of
Ashanti  1869-1894

Africanisms  in the  New  World 

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The  Gold Coast  Press:  1822-c  1930,  And the Anglo-

African  Press:  1825-c  195D-The  Chronologies

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•K.  Arhin 

A.  Irele 

K.A.B.  Jones- 

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Quartey

Traditional  Religious Beliefs and Spiritual  Churches

in  Ghana:  A  Preliminary  Statement 

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K.A.  Opoku 

47

RESEARCH REPORTS

The  Use of  Language and the  Ghanaian Actor's  Technique

J.S.  Kennedy

A  Note  on A  Dagomba Chief's  Drummer

Arabic  Collection 

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C.  Oppong

K . O.  Odoom
J . J.  Holden

LIBRARY AND  MUSEUM REPORTS

Books Donated to African  Studies  Library

Radiocarbon  Dates for  Ghana:  Kintampo Series

C.  Flight

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Some Notes on The Settlement-Mounds  of

Central  Gonja 

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INSTITUTE  NEWS

R.D.Mathewson  108

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