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- Power and Landscape in Atlantic West Africa
- Power and Landscape in Atlantic West Africa
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contributors
- 1 Power and Landscape in Atlantic West Africa
- Part I Fragmented Landscapes
- Part II State-Generated Landscapes
- 6 Segou, Slavery, and Sifinso
- 7 Building the State in Dahomey: Power and Landscape on the Bight of Benin
- 8 The Formation of an Oyo Imperial Colony during the Atlantic Age
- Part III Internal Frontier Landscapes
- Part IV Conclusion
- Index
7 - Building the State in Dahomey: Power and Landscape on the Bight of Benin
from Part II - State-Generated Landscapes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2012
- Power and Landscape in Atlantic West Africa
- Power and Landscape in Atlantic West Africa
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contributors
- 1 Power and Landscape in Atlantic West Africa
- Part I Fragmented Landscapes
- Part II State-Generated Landscapes
- 6 Segou, Slavery, and Sifinso
- 7 Building the State in Dahomey: Power and Landscape on the Bight of Benin
- 8 The Formation of an Oyo Imperial Colony during the Atlantic Age
- Part III Internal Frontier Landscapes
- Part IV Conclusion
- Index
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- Power and Landscape in Atlantic West AfricaArchaeological Perspectives, pp. 191 - 221Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012
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