West African Kingdoms in the Nineteenth Century
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West African Kingdoms in the Nineteenth Century

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West African Kingdoms in the Nineteenth Century

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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.

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Yes, you can access West African Kingdoms in the Nineteenth Century by Daryll Forde,P. M. Kaberry in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Anthropology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781138589452
eBook ISBN
9780429958519
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Anthropology
Index
Social Sciences

INDEX

ABIODUN, Alafin of Oyo, 40–41
Abomey, see Dahomey
administrative systems: Ashanti, 221–3; Benin, 8–12; Dahomey, 75–78; Gonja, 188–92; Kom, 142, 143–6; Maradi, 100–4; Mende, 250–8; Mossi, 160–6; Oyo, 40, 48–50, 63, 64
adultery, 62, 89, 108, 116, 141, 146
Agadja, Dahomey king, 72, 73, 74
age grades, sets, 9, 67–68, note 10, 119, 126
Agyei, career of, 219, 220
Akinjogbin, Dr. I. A., 66, note 1
Alafin, see kings
Allada, kingdom, 37, 39, 70, 72, 75, 85
Amazons, 80, 84, 86, 87–88
ancestors, 9, 25, 26, 32, 48, 53, 56, 76, 78, 80, 84, 85, 90, 134, 146, 174
Ardra, kingdom, 39, 70
army: Ashanti, 210, 219, 226; Benin, 5, 7; Dahomey, 80, 86–89; Gonja, 198–200; Kayor, 269–71; Maradi, 118–19; Mossi, 171–2; Oyo, 57; see also Amazons; military organization, war
Asantehene, see kings
Ashanti, 87, 90, 159, 171, 181, 182, 183, 198–9, 206–36; β€” government, 206–36; accumulation of power, 223–8; applications of power, 228–32; apogee of power, 232–4; area, 212; chiefdoms (amantoΙ”) 207–11, 228–32; emergent bureaucracy, 221–34; finance, 214–18; history, 207–8, 211–18; Kwadwoan revolution in government, 211–18; political service, 218–21; provincial administration, 221–3
associations, 6, 1...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Maps
  7. List of Tables and Figures
  8. Introduction
  9. The Kingdom of Benin
  10. The Yoruba Kingdom Of Oyo
  11. The Kingdom of Dahomey
  12. A Hausa Kingdom: Maradi Under Dan Baskore, 1854–75
  13. The Kingdom of Kom in West Cameroon
  14. The Mossi Kingdoms
  15. The Over-Kingdom of Gonja
  16. Ashanti Government
  17. The Mende Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone
  18. The Wolof Kingdom of Kayor
  19. Index