West African Civilization

West African Civilization

Introduction

The paper will deal with the scope of the family ties in Western Africa For this purpose the paper will analyze two chapters in the books Survival and Accumulation by West African Market Women by Gracia Clarke and African feminism by Gwendolyn Mikell . The geographical area covered in the chapters of the book is Ghana lying in the Western part of Africa . The chapters in the book deal with the importance of women in the economy as well as in the family ties of the country . The next

part of the paper will look to summarize the chapters in the book that is of prime importance for the concluding part of the paper

Summary of the chapters in the book

Survival and Accumulation by West African Market Women

The chapter taken in this book is Stepping into the market . The chapter deals with the economy in the Kumasi region in Ghana . The Kumasi Central Market occupies the central position in the economy of the region . The city is the 2nd largest in the country and the market is strategically situated in the bend of the railway lines . The Kumasi market is the most important economic center of the city . The market supplies the goods for domestic consumption as well for the imports of the country . Most of the transactions happen in the wholesale yards of the market . One interesting feature of the market is that most of the activities are looked over by the women . This...