Patrons and Power: Creating a Political Community in Metropolitan Lagos
Author:   Sandra T. Barnes
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780367001285


Pages:   274
Publication Date:   24 August 2020
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Author:   Sandra T. Barnes
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367001285


ISBN 10:   0367001284
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   24 August 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The Making of Mushin 3. Land and Housing as Sources of Power 4. The Residential Basis of Leadership 5. The Chieftaincy System 6. The Consolidation of Leadership 7. The Role of Factions in the Struggle for Power 8. The Institutionalisation of Power 9. Conclusions

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...'a masterly and fascinating book which deserves wide readership...' Journal of African History ...'the book offers an insight into a number of subjects of modern African history...' African Affairs


'The courageous men and women who peopled the city's fast-growing urban peripheries decades earlier are no different from the hopeful people who now congregate at the city's margins. For the urban pioneers of Lagos the story is the same. It is a never-ending story of human ingenuity.' Sandra T. Barnes, University of Pennsylvania ...'a masterly and fascinating book which deserves wide readership...' Journal of African History ...'the book offers an insight into a number of subjects of modern African history...' African Affairs


'The courageous men and women who peopled the city's fast-growing urban peripheries decades earlier are no different from the hopeful people who now congregate at the city's margins. For the urban pioneers of Lagos the story is the same. It is a never-ending story of human ingenuity.' Sandra T. Barnes, University of Pennsylvania ...'a masterly and fascinating book which deserves wide readership...' Journal of African History ...'the book offers an insight into a number of subjects of modern African history...' African Affairs


Author Information

Sandra T. Barnes is Secretary of the American Council of Learned Societies. She is Professor of Anthropology and Founding Director of the African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of three books and numerous articles.

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