Innovative study of the relations of the peoples of West Africa in the precolonial period.

This new edition of the well-known innovative study of the relations of the peoples of West Africa in the precolonial period covers a period of some four or fiv

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

A history of pre-colonial warfare in eastern Africa. Contents include: 'Tools & Tactics', 'Organisation & Fuction', 'Violence & Society' and 'The Culture of Con