Author: EDGERTON, Robert B.
Title: Warrior Women: The Amazons of Dahomey and the Nature of War.
Description: Westview Press, 2000. Hardcover. Very good condition in dustjacket. The West African kingdom of Dahomey during the 19th century had an elite corp of women within their military. This book examines this history within the context of gender and military history, and how the women of Dahomey, in order to carry out maritial activity, had to "...transform themselves into men". 196pp. ISBN-10 0813337119.

Keywords: africa african history historical sociology anthropology gender amazon amazonian women military army 18th 19th century dahomey