How Societies Are Born: Governance in West Central Africa before 1600

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    HOW SOCIETIES ARE BORN                                      Jan Vansina                                                 University of Virginia Press©  by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper First published              --  Vansina, Jan. How societies are born : governance in West Central Africa before  / Jan Vansina p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.  --- (cloth : alk. paper) . Africa, Sub-Saharan—Politics and government. . Africa, Central—Politics and government. . Tribal government—Africa, Sub-Saharan. . Tribal government—Africa, Central. . Political anthropology—Africa, Sub-Saharan. . Political anthropology— Africa, Central. I. Title. ..  ′.—dc   , ,         ...