Space, history and power : stories of spatial and social change in the palace of Kano, Northern Nigeria, circa 1500-1990
The dissertation records changes in the Kano palace landscape between 1500 and 1990. Patriarchal practices that shaped the initial palace layout at vernacular domestic and state levels are outlined. Royal women were secluded and male slaves occupied public household domains, state strongholds. Later...
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McGill University
1992
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