Wives of the Leopard: Gender, Politics, and Culture in the Kingdom of Dahomey
A truly mature work of scholarship,Wives of the Leopardblurs the divisions between political and social history, between ritual studies and military history, between anthropology and history. Edna Bay challenges existing interpretations, advancing our knowledge of Dahomey and suggesting questions and paths to pursue in the study of other political systems in Africa and other parts of the world.(Beverly J. Stoeltje, Indiana University)