Marriage in west Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of society, and has evolved over time. While traditional heterosexual unions dominate discussions, a lesser-known but significant ...

Through most of Western civilization, marriage has been more a matter of money, power and survival than of delicate sentiments. In medieval Europe, everyone from the lord of the manor to the village ...

Structural models and African kingdoms : some aspects of a case study -- Innovational eclecticism : the Asante empire and Europe in the nineteenth century -- Social rebellion and the inchoate ...