Kingdoms of the YorubaUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1988 - 174 sivua This third edition of what has been described as 'this minor classic' has been extensively revised to take account of advances in Nigerian historiography. The twenty million Yorubas are one of the largest and most important groups of people on the African continent. |
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Tulokset 1 - 3 kokonaismäärästä 53
Sivu 87
... political life of the Yoruba in pre - colonial times : the king and the town . Nearly all Yoruba were ( and are ) townspeople in the sense that they belonged to a town , even though they might spend most of the year on farms up to 20 ...
... political life of the Yoruba in pre - colonial times : the king and the town . Nearly all Yoruba were ( and are ) townspeople in the sense that they belonged to a town , even though they might spend most of the year on farms up to 20 ...
Sivu 141
... political units . In 1892-3 all were brought under British control as a protectorate administered with the colony of Lagos , with the exception of the Egba at Abeokuta who were allowed to maintain an anomalous semi - independence until ...
... political units . In 1892-3 all were brought under British control as a protectorate administered with the colony of Lagos , with the exception of the Egba at Abeokuta who were allowed to maintain an anomalous semi - independence until ...
Sivu 162
... Political Power in Pre - Colonial West Africa ' , Past and Present , 72 . Law , R. ( 1978a ) . ' Slaves , Trade , and Taxes : the Material Basis of Political Power in Precolonial West Africa ' , Research in Economic Anthropology , I ...
... Political Power in Pre - Colonial West Africa ' , Past and Present , 72 . Law , R. ( 1978a ) . ' Slaves , Trade , and Taxes : the Material Basis of Political Power in Precolonial West Africa ' , Research in Economic Anthropology , I ...
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The Yoruba and their Homeland | 11 |
The Primacy of | 19 |
The Rise of | 29 |
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Abeokuta according Africa Alafin already apparently army attack Benin Borgu British called capital centre chiefs claim Clapperton coast continued crown Dahomeans described dynasty early east Egba Ekiti especially established European evidence example extended followed forest former Fulani head historians Ibadan Ijaye Ijebu Ijesha Ilorin important independence influence Johnson Ketu king kingdom known Lagos land later leading living London major miles military missionaries neighbours Niger Nigeria nineteenth century northern noted Nupe Oduduwa Ondo origin palace passim perhaps period political present probably provinces recorded refers reign remained River royal rule ruler seems sent slaves suggests territory tion took town trade tradition usually walls wars West West Africa Willett writes Yoruba Yorubaland