War in pre-colonial Eastern Africa : the patterns & meanings of state-level conflict in the nineteenth century

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War in pre-colonial Eastern Africa : the patterns & meanings of state-level conflict in the nineteenth century

Richard Reid

(Eastern African studies)

British Institute in Eastern Africa , In association with James Currey , EAEP , Fountain, 2007

  • James Currey : paper
  • Ohio University Press : paper
  • Fountain : paper

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Other publisher: Athens, Oh. : Ohio University Press

Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-244) and index

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内容説明

Of interest to researchers of pre-colonial African history, military history, and anyone involved in modern development and conflict resolution seeking to understand the deeper historical roots of African warfare. This is an examination of the nature and objectives of conflict in the major states of Eastern Africa in the nineteenth century. It focuses on highland Ethiopia, on the interlacustrine area of Buganda and its neighbours, and on the area of central Tanzania from the south of Lake Victoria to Lake Tanganyika. RICHARD REID is Lecturer in African History at SOAS Published in association with The British Institute in Eastern Africa North America: Ohio U Press; Uganda: Fountain Publishers; Kenya: EAEP

目次

  • I THEORY & CONTEXT Introduction: African war in historical & theoretical perspective
  • Antiquity & inheritance: restorative violence & the weight of history
  • II ARMIES Tools & tactics
  • Organisation & function
  • III PROCESS, IMPACT & CULTURE Cost & profit: war & economic change
  • Violence & society
  • The resolution & avoidance of conflict
  • The culture of conflict
  • Conclusions: war & the making of state & society
  • Bibliography.

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