Political Power in Pre-Colonial Buganda: Economy, Society & Warfare in the Nineteenth Century - Couverture souple

Reid, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 082141478X ISBN 13 : 9780821414781

Editeur : Ohio University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Blessed with fertile and well-watered soil, East Africa's kingdom of Buganda supported a relatively dense population and became a major regional power by the mid-nineteenth century. This complex and fascinating state has also long been in need of a thorough study that cuts through the image of autocracy and military might.

Political Power in Pre-Colonial Buganda explores the material basis of Ganda political power, gives us a new understanding of what Ganda power meant in real terms, and relates the story of how the kingdom used the resources at its disposal to meet the challenges that confronted it. Reid further explains how these same challenges ultimately limited Buganda's dominance of the East African great lakes region.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Richard Reid is a lecturer in African and Imperial History at the University of Durham.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ohio University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 082141478X
• ISBN 13: 9780821414781
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
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• Personne responsable: non disponible