Honour in African history
By: John Iliffe.
Series: African studies series ;; 107
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
Subjects: Honor -- Africa -- History
Description: "This is the first published account of the role played by ideas of honour in African history from the fourteenth century to the present day. It argues that appreciation of these ideas is essential to an understanding of past and present African behaviour. Before European conquest, many African men cultivated heroic honour, others admired the civic virtues of the patriarchal householder, and women honoured one another for industry, endurance, and devotion to their families. These values both conflicted and blended with Islamic and Christian teachings."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-392) and index.