Abstract
Explores the role of the war houses of the Watara in structuring economic and political space in the West African savanna in the 18th and 19th centuries. Ethnographic and analytical concept of the war house; Differences between the houses of war leaders and farming population; Limitation of war houses' interest in land; Village civilization; War house as an enterprise; Household heads or rulers.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 537-570 |
| Number of pages | 34 |
| Journal | International Journal of African Historical Studies |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Oct 1 1998 |
Keywords
- AFRICA, West -- Politics & government
- SOCIAL classes
- HEADS of households
- FAMILIES
- AFRICA, West