Warrior Women: The Amazons of Dahomey and the Nature of War

by Robert B. Edgerton

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Some prominent anthropologists have been joined by an eminent military historian in declaring that military combat - at all times and in all places - has been a male activity. They advance many reasons for this pattern, some more plausible than others. In fact, although warfare is typically conducted by men, in various places and at various times, women have fought bravely and well, and in the West African kingdom of Dahomey during the nineteenth...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0813337119

ISBN13:9780813337111

Release Date:June 2000

Publisher:Basic Books

Length:216 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Africa Benin Cultural Fiction History Literature & Fiction Military Military Science Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Women in History Women's Studies World

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