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Bezig met laden... Warfare in the Sokoto Caliphate: Historical and Sociological Perspectivesdoor Joseph P. Smaldone
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The successful jihad of 1804 in Hausaland - perhaps the most important Islamic revolution in West African history, with consequences still apparent in Nigeria today - resulted in the establishment of the Sokoto Caliphate, the largest and most enduring West African polity in the nineteenth century. The book is a full length study of traditional Sudanic military history, and an authoritative analysis of warfare in its most prominent Islamic state. After a brief survey of the evolution of Sudanic warfare and military organisation before 1800, Dr Smaldone examines the historical development and sociological implications of the two important revolutions in military technology which occurred in the nineteenth century: the adoption of cavalry during the jihad period and the introduction of firearms in the latter half of the century. He argues that these two revolutions were causal factors in producing two structural transformations in the emirates of the Caliphate, first from relatively egalitarian combatant communities to feudal systems, and then to centralised bureaucratic state organisations. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)355.009669Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Military Science Biography And History Africa West AfricaLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: Geen beoordelingen.Ben jij dit?Word een LibraryThing Auteur. |
An annoyance is that Smaldone implicitly accepts Usuman dan Fodio, the Sokoto founder's, claim that anyone opposing his jihad was ipso facto not a true Muslim, and therefore echoes the usage that his followers were simply "the Muslims" and their foes infidels - despite that, from an outsider's PoV, some of those foes having perfectly good claim to being just as "true" members of the faith. Another oddity is that he refers to the armoured elite cavalry as "dragoons" - surely "knights" or "cataphracts" would have given a more appropriate idea.
But those are minor issues - don't let them discourage you if you're interested in Sudanic military history. The book's quite good overall.