The precolonial state in West Africa : building power in Dahomey /
J. Cameron Monroe, University of California, Santa Cruz.
- xvi, 265 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-258) and index.
Introduction -- Geography, settlement, and politics -- Dahomey and the royal palace sphere -- Capturing the countryside -- The city as history -- Power by design -- Building power in Dahomey.
9781107040182 (hardback : alk. paper)
2014-001783
Political culture --History.--Benin ---- Power (Social sciences) --History.--Benin ---- Architecture --Political aspects --Benin.----