In the Belly of Dan: Space, History, and Power in Precolonial Dahomey/Comments/Reply

The kingdom of Dahomey arose on the Slave Coast of West Africa in the tumultuous era of the slave trade. This essay explores elite architectural strategies designed to cope with political instability in this period, particularly the role of urban landscape planning and resettlement schemes in the cr...

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Published in:	Current anthropology Vol. 52; no. 6; p. 769
Main Authors:	Monroe, J Cameron, Fleisher, Jeffrey, Joyce, Rosemary A, Kelly, Kenneth G, Kusimba, Chapurukha M, Ogundiran, Akin, Richard, François G, Thiaw, Ibrahima
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago University of Chicago, acting through its Press 01-12-2011
Subjects:	African history Colonialism Political power Slave trade Social identity Benin West Africa
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