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African Studies / History - African

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Warfare and Diplomacy in Pre-Colonial West Africa Second Edition Robert S. Smith This new edition of the well-known innovative study of the relations of the peoples of West Africa in the pre-colonial period covers a period of four or five hundred years, up to the last decades of the nineteenth century. Smith addresses outside influences but focuses primarily on what happened between African states before the partition and the establishment of colonies. Robert S. Smith was senior lecturer and professor of history at Lagos, Ife and Ibadan universities, in Nigeria. Media & bookseller inquiries regarding review copies, events, and interviews can be directed to the publicity department at publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu or (608) 263-0734. (If you want to examine a book for possible course use, please see our Course Books page. If you want to examine a book for possible rights licensing, please see Rights & Permissions.)

Back in Print January 2005 LC: 89-016510 DT 176 pp. 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 23 illus., 1 map ISBN 978-0-299-12334-5 Paper $16.95 s Add titles to your shopping cart by clicking on the "Add this book to cart" link above. You can submit your order electronically, paying for it with your credit card. Click here for a further explanation of the shopping cart feature Never ordered from us before? Read this first.