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- catalog abstract ""Nigerian Chiefs: Traditional Power in Modern Politics, 1890s-1990s analyzes the imaginative adaptation of indigenous political structures to the process of state formation in Nigeria since the imposition of colonial rule in the late nineteenth century. Drawing on the interactions between the state and chieftaincy, this study shows how Nigerian chieftaincy institutions survived both the constricting forces of colonialism and the modernization programs of postcolonial regimes. This was made possible not only because of their adaptability, but also because of their integration with emerging centers of power and their role in the ongoing processes of stratification and class formation. On the other hand, since they were linked to externally derived forces, and legitimated by neotraditional themes, chieftaincy structures were distorted by the indirect rule system and transformed by competing communal claims. Twenty detailed case studies show how chieftaincy structures became a focal point of critical discourses on continuity and social change in twentieth-century Nigeria."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11621042.
- catalog coverage "Nigeria Politics and government.".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Nigerian Chiefs: Traditional Power in Modern Politics, 1890s-1990s analyzes the imaginative adaptation of indigenous political structures to the process of state formation in Nigeria since the imposition of colonial rule in the late nineteenth century. Drawing on the interactions between the state and chieftaincy, this study shows how Nigerian chieftaincy institutions survived both the constricting forces of colonialism and the modernization programs of postcolonial regimes. This was made possible not only because of their adaptability, but also because of their integration with emerging centers of power and their role in the ongoing processes of stratification and class formation.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. Colonial Distortions: Indirect Rule in Oyo Province -- 3. Chieftaincy and Political Reforms in Late Colonialism -- 4. The Politics of Decolonization -- 5. Chieftaincy and the Crisis of Regionalism -- 6. Military Rule: Chieftaincy, Regionalism, and Grassroots Politics -- 7. Military Reforms: The Rationalization of Chieftaincy Structures -- 8. The Politicians' Interregnum -- 9. The Return of Military Rule -- 10. Conclusion.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-278) and index.".
- catalog description "On the other hand, since they were linked to externally derived forces, and legitimated by neotraditional themes, chieftaincy structures were distorted by the indirect rule system and transformed by competing communal claims. Twenty detailed case studies show how chieftaincy structures became a focal point of critical discourses on continuity and social change in twentieth-century Nigeria."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 293 p. :".
- catalog identifier "1580460402 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora, 1092-5228 ; v. 7".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press,".
- catalog spatial "Nigeria Politics and government.".
- catalog spatial "Nigeria".
- catalog spatial "Nigeria.".
- catalog subject "320.9669 21".
- catalog subject "Chiefdoms Nigeria History.".
- catalog subject "DT515.45.Y67 V38 2000".
- catalog subject "Power (Social sciences) Nigeria.".
- catalog subject "Yoruba (African people) Government relations.".
- catalog subject "Yoruba (African people) Kings and rulers.".
- catalog subject "Yoruba (African people) Politics and government.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. Colonial Distortions: Indirect Rule in Oyo Province -- 3. Chieftaincy and Political Reforms in Late Colonialism -- 4. The Politics of Decolonization -- 5. Chieftaincy and the Crisis of Regionalism -- 6. Military Rule: Chieftaincy, Regionalism, and Grassroots Politics -- 7. Military Reforms: The Rationalization of Chieftaincy Structures -- 8. The Politicians' Interregnum -- 9. The Return of Military Rule -- 10. Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Nigerian chiefs : traditional power in modern politics, 1890s-1990s / Olufemi Vaughan.".
- catalog type "text".