| Political Power in Pre-Colonial Buganda: Economy, Society & Warfare in the Nineteenth Century Contributor(s): Reid, Richard J. (Author), Reid, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0821414771 ISBN-13: 9780821414774 Publisher: Ohio University Press OUR PRICE: $79.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - Central - History | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 967.61 |
| LCCN: 2002074343 |
| Series: Eastern African Studies (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.84" W x 8.7" (1.09 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Central Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Blessed with fertile and well-watered soil, East Africa's kingdom of Buganda supported a relatively dense population and became a major regional power by the mid-nineteenth century. This complex and fascinating state has also long been in need of a thorough study that cuts through the image of autocracy and military might. Political Power in Pre-Colonial Buganda explores the material basis of Ganda political power, gives us a new understanding of what Ganda power meant in real terms, and relates the story of how the kingdom used the resources at its disposal to meet the challenges that confronted it. Reid further explains how these same challenges ultimately limited Buganda's dominance of the East African great lakes region. |