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Honour in African history / John Iliffe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Iliffe, John.
- Series:
- African studies series ; 107.
- African studies series ; 107
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Honor--Africa--History.
- Honor.
- History.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 404 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Honor in African history
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- This is the first published account of the role of honour in African history.
- Contents:
- 1 The Comparative History of Honour 1
- Part 1 Hero and Householder
- 2 Men on Horseback 11
- 3 Honour and Islam 31
- 4 Christian Ethiopia 54
- 5 Honour, Rank, and Warfare Among the Yoruba 67
- 6 Honour and the State in West and Central Africa 83
- 7 Honour Without the State 100
- 8 The Honour of the Slave 119
- 9 Praise and Slander in Southern Africa 140
- 10 Ekitiibwa and Martyrdom 161
- Part 2 Fragmentation and Mutation
- 11 The Deaths of Heroes 183
- 12 Honour in Defeat 202
- 13 The Honour of the Mercenary 227
- 14 Respectability 246
- 15 Honour and Gender 262
- 16 Urbanisation and Masculinity 281
- 17 Honour, Race, and Nation 306
- 18 Political Honour 328
- 19 To Live in Dignity 350
- 20 Concluding Questions 367.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-392) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521837855
- 0521546850
- OCLC:
- 54774621
- Online:
- Publisher description
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