Warfare & Diplomacy in Pre-colonial West AfricaUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1989 - 164 pages This new edition of the well-known innovative study of the relations of the peoples of West Africa in the precolonial period covers a period of some four or five hundred years, up to the last decades of the nineteenth century.& Smith takes account of outside influences but focuses primarily on what happened between African states before the partition of the area and the establishment of colonies. |
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... slaves , for whom there was always a market ' either with the travelling marebouts of the country , or the Senegal vessels at Galam ' . 16 In return for slaves , the Europeans supplied the coveted fire- arms , ammunition and other ...
... slaves , for whom there was always a market ' either with the travelling marebouts of the country , or the Senegal vessels at Galam ' . 16 In return for slaves , the Europeans supplied the coveted fire- arms , ammunition and other ...
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... slaves . This trade exacerbated political relations , added to the frequency , scale and duration of wars , and contributed to the political instability of West Africa , especially the Slave Coast and its hinterland , for most of the ...
... slaves . This trade exacerbated political relations , added to the frequency , scale and duration of wars , and contributed to the political instability of West Africa , especially the Slave Coast and its hinterland , for most of the ...
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... slaves . In the armies of Borno and Bagirmi many slaves served as soldiers . Fisher adds that in such cases ' The army was sometimes , as in the Napoleonic ideal , a carrière ouverte aux talents , even for a slave ' . The cavalry of Oyo ...
... slaves . In the armies of Borno and Bagirmi many slaves served as soldiers . Fisher adds that in such cases ' The army was sometimes , as in the Napoleonic ideal , a carrière ouverte aux talents , even for a slave ' . The cavalry of Oyo ...
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their Causes Consequences | 28 |
Armies Canoe Fleets | 42 |
Arms Armour | 64 |
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