{"id":45951,"count":4,"description":"Reading books about Ghana can provide a window into a rich and diverse culture with a fascinating history. Ghana was one of the first African countries to gain independence, and its modern-day struggles and triumphs offer a unique perspective on the continent's evolution. From its vibrant music and dance traditions to its historic castles and forts, Ghana has a rich cultural heritage that can inspire and educate. Ghanian fiction authors featured on Five Books include <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/people\/kwei-quartey\/\">Kwei Quartey<\/a> and\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/people\/yaa-gyasi\/\">Yaa Gyasi<\/a>.\r\n\r\nFor Ghanaian history reading, for the 16th and 17th centuries \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/african-empires-ghana-mali-songhai-michael-gomez\/\">Ghana, Mali and Songhai Empires<\/a> and more recently, Adom Getachew\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/book\/worldmaking-after-empire-by-adom-getachew\/\"><em>Worldmaking After Empire<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>which uncovers the history of \u2018anti-colonial worldmakers\u2019 such as Ghanaian nationalist Kwame Nkrumah.\r\n\r\nWe spoke to the late Ghanaian economist George Ayittey about the <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/africa-through-african-eyes-george-ayittey\/\">best books on Africa through African eyes<\/a>. Ghana is a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/best-books\/the-non-aligned-movement-paul-stubbs\/\">Non-Aligned Movement<\/a> which had its heyday during the Cold War.\r\n\r\nLooking to the future, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/book\/invisible-users-youth-in-the-internet-cafes-of-urban-ghana\/\">Invisible Users<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by Jenna Burrell looks at \"urban youth accessing internet cafes in Accra, Ghana, and how they \u201csocially interact with other youths from around the world.\u201d In particular, it examines young people\u2019s sense of their wider world changing through the use of internet cafes. It goes back to the hopes behind technologies.\"","link":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/world\/africa\/ghana\/","name":"Ghana","slug":"ghana","taxonomy":"category","parent":21097,"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/45951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/21097"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=45951"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book?categories=45951"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/books_like_this?categories=45951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}