Yorubá Identity and Power Politics

Yorubá Identity and Power Politics
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 1580462197
ISBN-13 : 9781580462198
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Book Synopsis Yorubá Identity and Power Politics by : Toyin Falola

Download or read book Yorubá Identity and Power Politics written by Toyin Falola and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2006 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics covers the major issues in Yorùbá history and politics, offering through narratives of the past and present a solid understanding of one of the most popular ethnic groups in Africa. 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.


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