This is a survey of pre-colonial West Africa, written by the internationally respected author and journalist, Basil Davidson. He takes as his starting point his

This volume examines political life in the Kingdom of Dahomey, located in the Republic of Bénin.

Intended for those interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this work looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it

By the time the “Scramble for Africa” among European colonial powers began in the late nineteenth century, Africa had already been globally connected for ce

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