West African Kingdoms in the Nineteenth Century

Informationen zum Autor Daryll Forde, P. M. Kaberry Zusammenfassung 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 from the kingdom of Benin in southern Nigeria to the Wolof kingdom of Kayor in Senegal, they include the Oyo Yoruba, Dahomey, Hausa and Ashanti. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Daryll Forde 2. The Kingdom of Benin R. E. Bradbury 3. The Yoruba Kingdom of Oyo 4. The Kingdom of Dahomey 5. A Hausa Kingdom: Maradi Under Dan Baskore, 1854-75 6. The Kingdom of Kom in West Cameroon 7. The Mossi Kingdoms 8. The Over-Kingdom of Gonja 9. Ashanti Government 10. The Mende Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone 11. The Wolof Kingdom of Kayor

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• Authors: Daryll Kaberry Forde
• Assisted by: Daryll Forde (Editor), Forde Daryll (Editor), P. M. Kaberry (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781138589445
• ISBN: 978-1-138-58944-5
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, West Africa, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies