| Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics Contributor(s): Genova, Ann (Editor), Falola, Toyin (Editor), Adeniji, Abolade (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1580462197 ISBN-13: 9781580462198 Publisher: University of Rochester Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2006 Annotation: Yorb Identity and Power Politics covers the major issues on Yorb history and politics, thus offering a solid understanding of one of the most popular ethnic groups in Africa. With a careful blend of sources and methods, narratives on the past and present, the book manages to present a long history as the backdrop to complicated contemporary politics. CONTRIBUTORS: TUNDE M. AKINWUMI, OLUFUNKE A. ADEBOYE, R.T. AKINYELE, ARIBIDESI USMAN, TUNDE ODUWOBI, OLUFEMI VAUGHAN, ABOLADE ADENIJI, JEAN-LUC MARTINEAU, ANN O'HEAR, RASHEED OLANIYI, CHARLES TEMITOPE ADEYANJU, JULIUS O. ADEKUNLE, FUNSO AFOLAYAN, OLAYIWOLA ABEGUNRIN. Toyin Falola is the Francis Nalle Higgenbothom Centennial Professor of History and Distinuished Teaching at the University of Texas at Austin; Ann Genova is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Austin. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | African - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 305.896 |
| LCCN: 2006002451 |
| Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.70 lbs) 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics covers the major issues on Yorùbá history and politics, thus offering a solid understanding of one of the most popular ethnic groups in Africa. With a careful blend of sources and methods, narratives on the past and present, the book manages to present a long history as the backdrop to complicated contemporary politics. Contributors: Tunde M. Akinwumi, Olufunke A. Adeboye, R. T. Akinyele, Aribidesi Usman, Tunde Oduwobi, Olufemi Vaughan, Abolade Adeniji, Jean-Luc Martineau, Ann O'Hear, Rasheed Olaniyi, Charles Temitope Adeyanju, Julius O. Adekunle, Funso Afolayan, Olayiwola Abegunrin. Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Ann Genova is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Austin. |