"Amoah challenges the Eurocentric use of the late 18th century France as the threshold for the emergence of nationalism. He proposes that the term nation as defined by modernists could be applied to African entities which pre-date the French Revolution. The Ashante nation emerged in 1701 and the Fante nation even earlier . Reconstructing the Nation in Africa is an interesting read that can be used for both upper division and graduate courses" -- African Studies Quarterly "This book makes an interesting and thought-provoking contribution to the study on ethnonationalism and voter behaviour in Ghana"." -- Nations and Nationalism "Michael Amoah's 'Reconstructing the Nation in Africa: The Politics of Nationalism in Ghana' is an important work on nationalism, ethnic groups, and the history and politics of nation building in Africa's multinational states since independence. The book will be of tremendous value to scholars of African history and politics, as well as for informing development policies in multinational states such as Ghana. Students of Africana studies and international politics should also find this work to be of tremendous value." -- Obsidian.