The Precolonial State in West Africa Building Power in Dahomey |
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| Author:
| Monroe, J. Cameron |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-04018-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $158.95 |
Book Description:
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The Atlantic Era, from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, was a period of dramatic political change in West Africa. This volume examines political life in the Kingdom of Dahomey, located in the Republic of Bénin, a polity that emerged as a principal partner in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
The Atlantic Era, from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, was a period of dramatic political change in West Africa. This volume examines political life in the Kingdom of Dahomey, located in the Republic of Bénin, a polity that emerged as a principal partner in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.