West African Kingdoms in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover)

Originally published in 1967 this volume presents studies of 10 West African kingdoms which have played an important part in the economic, political and cultural life of the region. Ranging geographically from the kingdom of Benin in southern Nigeria to the Wolof kingdom of Kayor in Senegal, they inlcude the Oyo Yoruba, Dahomey, Hausa, Maradi, Kom in West Cameroon, the Mossi, Ashanti and Gonja and the Mende chiefdoms of Sierra Leone. Each outlines the historical origins and development of the kingdom and analyses its organization in the nineteenth century. It includes accounts of the economic basis and resources of the state and the significance of tribute and trade, of the social categories among its population, the administrarive machinery and communnications, the judicial and military organization and external relations. It also considers the importance of the ideology and rituals of kingship.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	1951
Editors:	Daryll Forde • P. M. Kaberry
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-58944-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	1-138-58944-6
Barcode:	9781138589445

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