The Trading States of the Oil Rivers
A Study of Political Development in Eastern Nigeria
Published on 1. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-85255-918-5 (ISBN)
Description
With a new introduction by John C. McCall
This series of Classics in African Anthropology is primarily drawn from a distinct family of texts which dominated the academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa. The texts reproduced are significant yet often neglected, and have stood the test of time.
This text, originally published in 1963, is an account of the rise of the slave and palm oil trading states in the Niger delta in the 18th and 19th centuries. New edition publishedin association with the International African Institute
North America: Transaction Books; Germany Lit Verlag
This series of Classics in African Anthropology is primarily drawn from a distinct family of texts which dominated the academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa. The texts reproduced are significant yet often neglected, and have stood the test of time.
This text, originally published in 1963, is an account of the rise of the slave and palm oil trading states in the Niger delta in the 18th and 19th centuries. New edition publishedin association with the International African Institute
North America: Transaction Books; Germany Lit Verlag
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85255-918-5 (9780852559185)
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Content
Preface - New Introduction by John C. McCall - I ORAL TRADITIONS & HISTORY Ethnographic background - Traditions & records II POLITICAL & ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION OF THE OIL RIVERS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY Kinship & social status - The Eastern Delta State at the beginning of the nineteenth century - European influences during the nineteenth century - The trading system of the Eastern Delta States III POLITICAL HISTORY OF BONNY & KALABARI The history of Bonny - The history of Kalabari IV POLITICAL DYNAMICS The structure & development cycle of the canoe house VI THE DEVELOPMENT & DECLINE OF THE MONARCHY XII STRUCTURAL CHANGE