Warfare and Diplomacy in Pre-Colonial West Africa

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-61714-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 460 g

Reihe: Studies in African History

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.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Robert S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.