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Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna: The Origins of a West African Political System

Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna: The Origins of a West African Political System

Dueppen, Stephen A.

Paperback

Series: Approaches to Anthropological Archaeology

African HistoryAnthropologyArchaeology

ISBN10: 1138110639
ISBN13: 9781138110632
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 22 2017
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.81 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
Many West African societies have egalitarian political systems, with non-centralised distributions of power. 'Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna' analyses a wide range of archaeological data to explore the development of such societies. The volume offers a detailed case study of the village settlement of Kirikongo in western Burkina Faso. Over the course of the first millennium, this single homestead extended control over a growing community. The book argues that the decentralization of power in the twelfth century BCE radically transformed this society, changing gender roles, public activities, pottery making and iron-working. 'Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna' will be of interest to students of political science, anthropology, archaeology and the history of West Africa.

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