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The History of the Yorubas

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First published in 1921, and cited at the Africa’s Best possible 100 Books List, this can be a standard work at the history of theYorubas from the earliest times to the start of the British Protectorate. The primary a part of the book discusses the people, theircountry and language, religion, government, land law, manners and customs. The second one part is divided into four periods, dealing first with mytheological kings and deified heroes; with the growth, prosperity and oppression of the Yoruba people; the time of revolutionary wars and disruption; and, in any case, the arrest of disintegration, inter-tribal wars, and the coming of the British. There are two appendices, on coping with treaties and agreements, the opposite giving tables of Yoruba kings, rulers, and chiefs. The book also includes an index and map of the Yoruba country.

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