Firearms and Political Power

The article is a humble contribution to our understanding of traditional African militaries by trying to discern the significance of firearms in the political-military decline of the Turkana community of Kenya. Before the nineteenth century, the Turkana had a large army and commanded such great res...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nene Mburu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Africa Research Network 2001-12-01
Series:Nordic Journal of African Studies
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Online Access:https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/580