Female Monarchs and Merchant Queens in Africa. Nwando Achebe

      

      Female Monarchs and Merchant Queens in Africa

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       Female Monarchs and Merchant Queens in Africa

      by Nwando Achebe

      Female Monarchs and Merchant Queens in Africa

      Nwando Achebe

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       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Achebe, Nwando, 1970- author.

      Title: Female monarchs and merchant queens in Africa / Nwando Achebe.

      Other titles: Ohio short histories of Africa.

      Description: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2020. | Series: Ohio short histories of Africa | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2020002540 | ISBN 9780821424070 (paperback) | ISBN 9780821440803 (pdf)

      Subjects: LCSH: Women--Africa--Social conditions. | Women heads of state--Africa. | Queens--Africa. | Women civic leaders--Africa. | Goddesses, African. | Power (Social sciences)--Africa.

      Classification: LCC HQ1787 .A247 2020 | DDC 305.42096--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020002540

       To my husband, Folu Ogundimu, For your unconditional love, support, and friendship, This book is affectionately dedicated to you

       Contents

       Illustrations

       Preface: Until Lions Have Their Own Historians, the Story of the Hunt Will Always Glorify the Hunter—Africanizing History, Feminizing Knowledge

       Acknowledgments

       Introduction

       1. Spiritual Monarchs: God, Goddesses, Spirit Mediums, and Rain Queens

       2. Queens, Queen Mothers, Princesses, and Daughters

       3. Merchant Queens

       4. Female Headmen, Kings, and Paramount Chiefs