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Warfare and Diplomacy in Pre-Colonial West Africa

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

AvRobert S. Smith

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-10-01
Mått129 x 198 x 14 mm
Vikt460 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in African History
Antal sidor246
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032617145

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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).