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Social SciencesGeographyHuman GeographyEconomic GeographyHistorical GeographyUrban HistoryAgricultural HistoryEconomic Organization Of SettlementsSettlement HierarchyUrban History Of AfricaAgrarian SettlementsAgricultural SettlementsEconomic Geography Of RegionsGold Coast HistoryGold Mining HistoryMining TownsUrban Growth AnalysisWorld War Ii Era
List of maps and diagrams List of tables Preface Part I. Introduction: From Earliest Times to the End of the Seventeenth Century: 1. The peopling of the land and the crystallization of tribes and states 2. The changing human geography Part II. From the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century to About 1850: 3. William Bosman's Gold Coast: population and settlements 4. William Bosman's Gold Coast: primary and secondary occupations 5. William Bosman's Gold Coast: trade and transport 6. Ashanti power and economic geography Part III. From About 1850 to 1936: 7. Agriculture, fishing, and the timber industry 8. Mining 9. Economic and social conditions 10. The transport problem 11. The determinants of urban growth Part IV. On the Eve of World War II: 12. Population and settlements 13. Economic geography Conclusion: 14. Man and landscape Appendices Bibliography Index.