Great Benin

Great Benin
Author: Osarẹn S. B. Ọmọregie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2000
Genre: Benin
ISBN:

Iron, Gender, and Power

Iron, Gender, and Power
Author: Eugenia W. Herbert
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 302
Release: 1994-01-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780253115966

"[Herbert] has constructed a model of power relationships structured upon gender and age, and derived from male transformative processes, and in so doing has written a notable, and most enjoyable, book." -- African History "Herbert examines with great care and thoroughness the relationships between gender and power and the rationales that give them social form.... [Her] analytical ability is outstanding." -- Patrick McNaughton "This book is a well-written and essential study of the place of belief in African material culture." -- International Journal of African Historical Studies Herbert relates the beliefs and practices associated with iron working in African cultures to other transformative activities -- chiefly investiture, hunting, and pottery making -- to propose a gender/age-based theory of power.

Iron

Iron
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 454
Release: 1881
Genre:
ISBN:

The Kingdom of Benin in West Africa

The Kingdom of Benin in West Africa
Author: Heather Millar
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780761400882

Presents the history and culture of the kingdom which 500 years ago outshone all others on Africa's west coast and which is now part of Nigeria.

The Origins of Iron Metallurgy in Africa

The Origins of Iron Metallurgy in Africa
Author: Hamady Bocoum
Publisher: Unesco
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2004
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

The work of specialists archaeologists, historians, ethnologists, metallographs and sociologists gathered in this volume show the vitality of research being carried out on iron processing in Africa since as early as the third millennium B.C.