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1.Benin: Kings and RitualsBenin: Kings and Rituals
from Snoeck Publishers
Price: $53.55

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After my first overview of this book I knew I had to get to Chicago to see this incredible collection which is on display at the Institute of Art Chicago through September '08. I flew there from Houston two days ago, and it was worth every penny. The book and exhibition show examples of life,... more info

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2.[no image]Wives of the Leopard: Gender, Politics, and Culture in the Kingdom of Dahomey
from University of Virginia Press
Price: $65.00

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If you are interested in the history of African kingdoms, the former Slave Coast, kingdom politics or just ethnography, this book is worth your time to read. It is not "gender history," it is a well-rounded, well-researched examination of an unusual kingdom, presenting many sides of the complex... more info

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3.Sir Richard Burton s Travels in Arabia and Africa: Four Lectures from a Huntington Library ManuscriptSir Richard Burton's Travels in Arabia and Africa: Four Lectures from a Huntington Library Manuscript
from Huntington Library Press

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4.African Vodun: Art, Psychology, and PowerAfrican Vodun: Art, Psychology, and Power
from University Of Chicago Press

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This is a refreshing work that views Vodun from an artistic and psychological perspective, versus a religious or Hoo-Doo search. There is alot of material here you won't readily find anywhere else about the culture of Vodun. There is also great information in one chapter on the realities and impact... more info

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5.Ouidah: Social History Of West African (Western African Studies)Ouidah: Social History Of West African (Western African Studies)
from Ohio University Press
Price: $29.95

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This book is definetely awesome. There is different kind of facts in it. But i'd rather like it more organize in a time frame. Oh well, I recommend this book to whoever wants to know more about Ouidah and its tragic past.

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6.Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century BeninArt, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin
from Indiana University Press
Price: $39.95

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Letter to Paula Girshick Ben-Amos, author of "Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin." Your book, "Art Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin", is superb. I'm not a reviewer so the much I can see is that you lead us, the reader, easy and firmly across the ancient... more info

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7.Slavery, Colonialism and Economic Growth in Dahomey, 1640-1960 (African Studies)Slavery, Colonialism and Economic Growth in Dahomey, 1640-1960 (African Studies)
from Cambridge University Press
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8.Rethinking the African Diaspora: The Making of a Black Atlantic World in the Bight of Benin and Brazil (Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures)Rethinking the African Diaspora: The Making of a Black Atlantic World in the Bight of Benin and Brazil (Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures)
from Routledge
Price: $46.55

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9.Amazons of Black Sparta : The Women Warriors of DahomeyAmazons of Black Sparta : The Women Warriors of Dahomey
from NYU Press
Price: $19.80

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We are talking about female soldiers with their own officers and uniforms, formed into units and trained to fight with muskets, machetes and their bare teeth. The first part of the book covers these subjects, plus the physical and insensitivity training they had to help them overcome pain and... more info

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10.[no image]ART OF BENIN 2E PB
from Smithsonian

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