Firearms and the history of technology in Africa -- Power and international trade in the savanna -- The domestication of the musket on the Upper Zambezi -- The warlord's muskets : the political economy of Garenganze -- Gun societies undone? The effects of British and Belgian rule -- "They disdain firearms" : the relationship between guns and the Ngoni -- Of "martial races" and guns : the politics of honor to the early twentieth century -- Conclusion: gun domestication in historical perspective
Summary
Examining the history of warfare and political development through a technological lens, Macola relates the study of military technology to the history of gender
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-241) and index