Fires of Gold: Law, Spirit, and Sacrificial Labor in Ghana

Fires of Gold explores the Ghanaian gold mining industry in this detailed ethnography. Rosen argues that, outside of Ghana’s official democratic government, external actors also hold sway and a unique kind of shadow sovereignty over the lives and conflicts of those working in and around gold mining.

Paw in print

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The cover of PAW’s February 2025 issue, featuring a photo of Frank Stella leaning back with his hands behind his head.