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Concubines and power : five hundred years in a Northern Nigerian palace /
The palace of Kano, Nigeria historically housed hundreds of concubines whose influence has been largely overlooked. In Concubines and Power, Heidi J. Nast demonstrates how human-geographical methods can tell us about a place bereft of archaeological work or primary sources. Social forces undoubtedly...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The palace of Kano, Nigeria historically housed hundreds of concubines whose influence has been largely overlooked. In Concubines and Power, Heidi J. Nast demonstrates how human-geographical methods can tell us about a place bereft of archaeological work or primary sources. Social forces undoubtedly shaped concubinage, but Nast shows how the womens reach extended beyond the palace walls to the formation of the state itself. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxx, 245 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816694822 0816694826 |