Warfare and Diplomacy in Pre-Colonial West Africa
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Erschienen am 20. Dezember 2023
250 Seiten
978-1-003-80419-2 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Originally published in 1976, this book combines detailed technical studies of the diplomacy of the land and waterborne warfare of pre-colonial West Africa. It draws attention to the connexion between these topics as dual aspects of international relations and refers to those parts of West African indigenous diplomacy, showing how these resembled and diverged from practice elsewhere. The causes and consequences of West African wars are analysed and the wide range of weaponry, armour and transport used by armies is also discussed. Strategy and tactics of the wars in relation to defensive operations are also examined. Throughout the book a considerable body of evidence from many sources is deployed to justify both the factual content and the conclusions which are drawn.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Reviews of the original edition of Warfare and Diplomacy in Pre-Colonial West Africa:'The work itself is meritorious. Its bibliography is excellent, its scholarship erudite...' David Muffett, The American Historical Review, Volume 83, Issue 2.
'In this book... [Robert S. Smith] has succeeded in producing the first integrated study of traditional West African War and Diplomacy...Breadth and balance are the most salient features of this volume.' Joseph P. Smaldone, The Journal of African History 18(4).
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Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
London
Großbritannien
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Taylor & Francis Ebooks
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Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-003-80419-2 (9781003804192)
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Robert S. Smith was an expert on the history of the Yoruba peoples in Nigeria and Professor of History at the Universities of Lagos, Ife and Ibadan.
Inhalt
1.Peace and War 2. Peacetime Relations 3. West African Wars: Their Causes and Consequences 4. Armies 5. Arms and Armour 6. Static Warfare and Fortifications 7. Strategy, Tactics and the Battle 8. A Summing-Up.
