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The Fon of DahomeyBook 1966 • Argyle, William John
Fon • Africa > Western Africa
This book discusses the history of the ancient West African Kingdom of Dahomey from its origin on the plateau of Abomey to its territorial expansion down to the coast. The focus is on links between powers of the Dahomean monarchy and the local dynami...