West African Kingdoms in the Nineteenth Century

by Cyril Daryll Forde

Book Overview

Originally published in 1967 this volume presents studies of 10 West African kingdoms which have played an important part in the economic, political and cultural life of the region. Ranging geographically from the kingdom of Benin in southern Nigeria to the Wolof kingdom of Kayor in Senegal, they inlcude the Oyo Yoruba, Dahomey, Hausa, Maradi, Kom in West Cameroon, the Mossi, Ashanti and Gonja and the Mende chiefdoms of Sierra Leone. Each outlines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138589454
• ISBN13: 9781138589452
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"