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.

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The cover of PAW’s 2026 Reunions Guide features an illustration of a Tiger dressed like George Washington leading a boat full of Princeton alumni at Reunions.
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May 2026

The Tiger and the Orangecoats are coming; major class highlights; beverage guide.