Africas Cultural Prince, Dr. A.A.Y. Kyerematen of Ghana is a biographical study of Ghana-born cultural anthropologist, Dr. A.A.Y. Kyerematen. In this in-depth biography, the co-authors explore Dr. Kyerematens childhood, young adulthood, and education at Sierra Leone-based Fourah Bay College, the University of Durham, University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge. The book examines how overseas travel influenced his early professional interests, his government-appointed cabinet position, and the development of the Ghana National Culture Center. His personal life is touched upon as well, including his marriage and the impressive lives of his six children. Upon his death in 1976, Dr. Kyerematen was honored with a national funeral before his royal burial in his small town of Pataasi (or Pataase) in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Africas Cultural Prince, Dr. A.A.Y. Kyerematen of Ghana is a biographical study of Ghana-born cultural anthropologist, Dr. A.A.Y. Kyerematen.
Foreword: The Supremacy of Culture in Ghana by His Excellency John
Agyekum Kufuor, former President of Ghana
Preface by Ivor Agyeman-Duah
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone, in the Context of the Life
and Times Of Dr.
A. A. Y. Kyerematen of Ghana byIbrahim Gassama, University of Oregon School
of Law, (Emeritus)
Chapter 1: Dr. Kyerematens Birth, Educational Pursuits and Intellectual
Growth
Chapter 2: Dr. Kyerematens Higher LearningChapter 3: The Genesis of
the Ghana National Cultural Centre: As Dr. Kyerematen Pictured a Noble Idea &
AimChapter 4: De-Centering Politics: Kyerematens Political Maneuvering in
NLC Military Administration (19661969)
Chapter 5: Dr. Kyerematens Impact on Ghana through National Services Dr.
Kyerematens
Chapter 6: The Lasting Legacy: The Kyerematen Family of Ghana
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Selected Bibliography
About the Authors
A.B. Assensoh is emeritus history professor at Indiana University and a courtesy emeritus history professor at University of Oregon.
Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh is Vice President of Equity and Inclusion and professor of political science and adjunct law professor at University of Oregon.
