Movements, Borders, and Identities in Africa: Ilorin Slaves and Their Successors
Migration, whether forced or voluntary, continues to be an issue vital to Africa, arguably the continent most affected by internal displacement. Over centuries, in groups or as individuals, Africans have been forced to leave their homes to escape unfavorable natural, social, or political circumstances, or simply to seek better lives elsewhere. This essential volume establishes the centrality of human migration and movement to the evolution of African societies. Using oral, archaeological, and...
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A groundbreaking interrogation of the myriad causes and effects of African migration, from the pre-colonial to the modern era.
List of TablesList of MapsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction11The Historiography of Resistance and Accommodation42Slavery in Nineteenth-Century Ilorin213Resistance and Accommodation of Slaves and Others in Nineteenth-Century Ilorin464British Intervention and British Rule: Resistance and Accommodation among the Slaves and Peasants of Ilorin, c.1890-1920625The Metropolitan Districts of Ilorin: Population, Administration, and Conditions906The Metropolitan Districts: Accommodation and Resistance, 1920s to Early 1950s1217The Metropolitan Districts, the Ilorin Talaka Parapo and the Years of Struggle, 1956-19601438The Metropolitan Districts and the Political Conflicts of the 1970s and Early 1980s174Conclusion188Appendix191Notes193Bibliography307Index322
