Political Power in Pre-colonial Buganda: Economy, Society and Warfare in the 19th Century (Eastern African Studies)

Buganda was one of the most favoured of East Africa's inter-lacustrine kingdoms. Blessed with fertile and well-watered soil, capable of supporting a relatively dense population, it became a major regional power by the mid-19th century. North America: Ohio U Press; Uganda: Fountain Publishers

Business & Money

Richard J. Reid

Economics

James Currey Ltd.

A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present (Wiley Blackwell Concise History of the Modern World)

Wiley/Blackwell

Warfare in African History

Cambridge University Press

Updated and revised to emphasise long-term perspectives on current issues facing the continent, the new 2nd Edition of A History of Modern Africa recounts the full breadth of Africa's political, economic, and social history over the past two centuries. <ul> <li>Adopts a long-term approach to current issues, stressing the importance of nineteenth-century and deeper indigenous dynamics in explaining Africa's later twentieth-century challenges</li> <li>Places a greater focus on African agency, especially during the colonial encounter</li> <li>Includes more in-depth coverage of non-Anglophone Africa</li> <li>Offers expanded coverage of the post-colonial era to take account of recent developments, including the conflict in Darfur and the political unrest of 2011 in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya</li> </ul>

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War in Pre-colonial Eastern Africa: The Patterns and Meanings of State-level Conflict in the 19th Century (Eastern African Studies)

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

History

Africa

The Army That Buell Built

Americas

R.J. Reid

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