Amazons of Black Sparta: The Women Warriors of Dahomey

This volume examines the "Amazons", whose existence has been verified via documents and eye-witness accounts from battles for the West African kingdom of Dahomey in the 18th and 19th centuries.

• | By (Author): Stanley B. Alpern (Author)
• | Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• | Publication Date: Apr 01, 2011
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 1849041083
• | ISBN-13: 9781849041089