The emirates of Northern Nigeria : a preliminary survey of their historical traditions

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The emirates of Northern Nigeria : a preliminary survey of their historical traditions

S. J. Hogben and A. H. M. Kirk-Greene ; with a new introduction by A.M.Yakubu

(Modern revivals in African studies)

Gregg Revivals, c1993

[rev. ed]

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Note

Originally published: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1966. - Previous ed.: published as The Muhammadan emirates of Nigeria. 1930

Bibliography: p. [593]-603

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Based upon research into local traditions, primary sources and secondary publications in a number of languages, this is a detailed history of the Muslim Emirates of Northern Nigeria over the last 500 years, up to Nigeria's independence in 1960. It is supplemented by recent case histories.

Table of Contents

  • "A piece of the Continent, a part of the main"
  • Emirates deriving from the Hausa States
  • Emirates deriving from the Bornu Empire
  • Emirates deriving from the Sokoto Empire
  • Emirates deriving independently.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA23036791
  • ISBN
    • 075120143X
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Aldershot
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxxix, 638 p.
  • Size
    23cm
  • Classification
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