The Horse In West African History
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Author |
: Robin Law |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 227 |
Release |
: 2018-08-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780429954559 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0429954557 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Horse in West African History by : Robin Law
Originally published in 1980 and here re-issued with an updated preface, this book deals with the role of the horse in the societies of West Africa during the pre-colonial period. It traces the history of its introduction and its diffusion within West Africa, and examines the problems of maintaining horses in such a harsh environment. The use of horses in warfare in analysed but the non-military aspects of the West African horse culture are also discussed, principally the use of horses as tokens of status and wealth. The book includes a review of the decline of the West African horse culture in the 20th century, reflecting the passing of a political system based on warfare and slavery.
Author |
: Daniel F. McCall |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 48 |
Release |
: 1967* |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:20708601 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Horse in the West African History by : Daniel F. McCall
Author |
: William F. S. Miles |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 228 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSC:32106019808853 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis My African Horse Problem by : William F. S. Miles
A cross-cultural memoir by a former Peace Corps volunteer and Fulbright scholar.
Author |
: Sandra Scott Swart |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1868146677 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781868146673 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Riding High by : Sandra Scott Swart
Horses were key to the colonial economies of southern Africa, buttressing the socio-political order and inspiring contemporary imaginations. Just as they had done in Europe, Asia, the Americas and North Africa, these equine colonisers not only provided power and transportation but also helped transform their new biophysical and social environments. In some ways "Riding High" is an attempt to chronicle the effects of an inter-species relationship whose significance was vast and lead to major changes in the history of leisure, transportation, trade, warfare, and agriculture. On another level, these stories are simply the adventures of a big, gentle herbivore and a small, rogue primate. The horses introduced to the southern tip of Africa were both agents and subjects of enduring changes. This book explores their introduction under VOC rule in the mid-seventeenth century, their dissemination into the interior, their acquisition by indigenous groups and their ever-shifting roles. In its relocation to the Cape, the horse of the Dutch empire in southeast Asia experienced a physical transformation over time. Establishing an early breeding stock was fraught with difficulty and horses remained vulnerable in the new and dangerous environment. They had to be nurtured into defending their owners' ambitions: first those of the white settlement and then African and other hybrid social groupings. The book traces the way horses were adapted by shifting human needs in the nineteenth century. It focuses on their experiences in the South African War, on the cusp of the twentieth century, and highlights how horses remained integral to civic functioning on various levels, replaced with mechanization only after lively debate. They remained useful in certain sectors and linked to totems of social power even in contemporary South Africa. "Riding High" reinserts the horse into the broader historical narrative and speculates about what a new kind of history that takes animals seriously might offer us.
Author |
: George Chemeche |
Publisher |
: Acc Art Books |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1851496343 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781851496341 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Horse Rider in African Art by : George Chemeche
This visually stunning book presents a wealth of African art depicting the horse and its rider in a variety of guises, from Epa masks and Yoruba divination cups to Dogon sculptures and Senufo carvings.
Author |
: David C. Conrad |
Publisher |
: Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 153 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781604131642 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1604131640 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis Empires of Medieval West Africa by : David C. Conrad
Explores empires of medieval west Africa.
Author |
: Daud Malik Watts |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 12 |
Release |
: 1986 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:20964267 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis The 100,000 Horsemen of West Africa by : Daud Malik Watts
Author |
: Jane Shuter |
Publisher |
: Heinemann-Raintree Library |
Total Pages |
: 40 |
Release |
: 2008-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1432913328 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781432913328 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ancient West African Kingdoms by : Jane Shuter
Provides an overview of the culture and civilizations of the ancient West African Kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai.
Author |
: Daud Malik Watts |
Publisher |
: Afro Vision |
Total Pages |
: 20 |
Release |
: 1992 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0942843010 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780942843019 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis The 100,000 Horsemen of West Africa by : Daud Malik Watts
Author |
: Michael Crowder |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 463 |
Release |
: 2023-07-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000958119 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000958116 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis West Africa Under Colonial Rule by : Michael Crowder
Originally published in 1968, this book became the standard work on the colonial period in the vast and varied areas of the coast and hinterland of West Africa. It is a comprehensive survey of the domination of West Africa by the British and the French, which challenges the accepted view of the colonialists that their rule was generally beneficial. Penetrating descriptions of the colonial economic system are given, and the quality of colonial administration is analysed, as well as the impact of two World Wars.