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Wives of the Leopard: Gender, Politics and Culture in the Kingdom of Dahomey
Edna G. Bay
Wives of the Leopard: Gender, Politics and Culture in the Kingdom of Dahomey
Edna G. Bay
This text explores the culture of the pre-colonial West African state of Dahomey against the backdrop of the Atlantic slave trade and European imperialism. Tracing 200 years of history up to the French colonial conquest in 1894, the book follows change in the monarchy and the palace.
392 pages, Illustrations, maps,ports.
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | August 12, 1998 |
ISBN13 | 9780813917917 |
Publishers | University of Virginia Press |
Pages | 392 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 31 mm · 807 g |
Language | English |