Reid Richard. War in Pre-Colonial Eastern Africa: The Patterns and Meanings of State-Level Conflict in the 19th Century

Ohio University Press, 2007. — 256 p.War in Pre-Colonial Eastern Africa examines the nature and objectives of violence in the region in the nineteenth century. It is particularly concerned with highland Ethiopia and the Great Lakes. It will be of use to those interested in military history and to anyone involved in modern development and conflict resolution seeking to understand the deeper historical roots of African warfare.Richard Reid is a lecturer in African and Imperial History at the University of Durham.