Roger S. Gocking is a Professor in the Civic and Cultural Studies Department at Mercy College. His main area of specialization is African colonial history with a focus on Ghana, West Africa. He has authored Facing Two Ways: Ghana's Coastal Communities Under Colonial Rule.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsList of PhotographsTimeline of Historical EventsIntroduction: Ghana in PerspectivePrecolonial States and SocietiesColonial RulePolitics and Protest in the Model ColonyThe Model Colony at War and the AftermathThe Convention People's Party and the Road to IndependenceIndependence: The Nkrumah YearsFrom Military Coup to Second RepublicReturn of the SoldiersThe Third Republic and the PNDCThe First NDC Administration: 1993-1997The Second NDC Administration: 1997-2001The NPP in Power: 2001-2004Epilogue: Moving Forward Looking BackwardsNotable People in the History of GhanaSelected BibliographyIndex

[T]his volume is quite comprehensive, spanning the history of Ghana from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century. It also provides a thorough treatment of specific political and economic themes in the contemporary history of Ghana….Roger Gocking does not paint the history of Ghana in broad simple strokes. Rather, he seamlessly navigates Ghana's complex political history of colonialism, nationalist movements, independent republics, and military coups….This volume also succeeds in presenting the history of Ghana not as the isolated history of a British colonial outpost but as an integral part of world history….[A] welcome contribution to the growing list of works that seek to take African history beyond the confines of university and college curricula to a broader audience.

Roger S. Gocking is a Professor in the Civic and Cultural Studies Department at Mercy College. His main area of specialization is African colonial history with a focus on Ghana, West Africa. He has authored Facing Two Ways: Ghana's Coastal Communities Under Colonial Rule.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsList of PhotographsTimeline of Historical EventsIntroduction: Ghana in PerspectivePrecolonial States and SocietiesColonial RulePolitics and Protest in the Model ColonyThe Model Colony at War and the AftermathThe Convention People's Party and the Road to IndependenceIndependence: The Nkrumah YearsFrom Military Coup to Second RepublicReturn of the SoldiersThe Third Republic and the PNDCThe First NDC Administration: 1993-1997The Second NDC Administration: 1997-2001The NPP in Power: 2001-2004Epilogue: Moving Forward Looking BackwardsNotable People in the History of GhanaSelected BibliographyIndex

[T]his volume is quite comprehensive, spanning the history of Ghana from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century. It also provides a thorough treatment of specific political and economic themes in the contemporary history of Ghana….Roger Gocking does not paint the history of Ghana in broad simple strokes. Rather, he seamlessly navigates Ghana's complex political history of colonialism, nationalist movements, independent republics, and military coups….This volume also succeeds in presenting the history of Ghana not as the isolated history of a British colonial outpost but as an integral part of world history….[A] welcome contribution to the growing list of works that seek to take African history beyond the confines of university and college curricula to a broader audience.

Roger S. Gocking is a Professor in the Civic and Cultural Studies Department at Mercy College. His main area of specialization is African colonial history with a focus on Ghana, West Africa. He has authored Facing Two Ways: Ghana's Coastal Communities Under Colonial Rule.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsList of PhotographsTimeline of Historical EventsIntroduction: Ghana in PerspectivePrecolonial States and SocietiesColonial RulePolitics and Protest in the Model ColonyThe Model Colony at War and the AftermathThe Convention People's Party and the Road to IndependenceIndependence: The Nkrumah YearsFrom Military Coup to Second RepublicReturn of the SoldiersThe Third Republic and the PNDCThe First NDC Administration: 1993-1997The Second NDC Administration: 1997-2001The NPP in Power: 2001-2004Epilogue: Moving Forward Looking BackwardsNotable People in the History of GhanaSelected BibliographyIndex

[T]his volume is quite comprehensive, spanning the history of Ghana from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century. It also provides a thorough treatment of specific political and economic themes in the contemporary history of Ghana….Roger Gocking does not paint the history of Ghana in broad simple strokes. Rather, he seamlessly navigates Ghana's complex political history of colonialism, nationalist movements, independent republics, and military coups….This volume also succeeds in presenting the history of Ghana not as the isolated history of a British colonial outpost but as an integral part of world history….[A] welcome contribution to the growing list of works that seek to take African history beyond the confines of university and college curricula to a broader audience.