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- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Geography and Society
- Part I Long Historical Formations
- Part II Yoruba Polities and Entry into the Atlantic World
- Part III The Nineteenth Century: Wars and Transformations
- Part IV Economic, Social, and Cultural Practices over Time
- Part V Colonial Yoruba
- 14 Colonial Rule, Economy, Education, and Identity
- 15 Politics and Yoruba Identity in the Late Colonial Era
- Part VI Postcolonial Yoruba
- Notes
- References
- Index
14 - Colonial Rule, Economy, Education, and Identity
from Part V - Colonial Yoruba
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 July 2019
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Geography and Society
- Part I Long Historical Formations
- Part II Yoruba Polities and Entry into the Atlantic World
- Part III The Nineteenth Century: Wars and Transformations
- Part IV Economic, Social, and Cultural Practices over Time
- Part V Colonial Yoruba
- 14 Colonial Rule, Economy, Education, and Identity
- 15 Politics and Yoruba Identity in the Late Colonial Era
- Part VI Postcolonial Yoruba
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
The 1889 demarcation of the inter-colonial boundary divided Western Yoruba into two jurisdictions, one British and one French, followed by the establishment of local administrations for each area.
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- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present , pp. 323 - 338Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019