1st Edition
Patrons and Power Creating a Political Community in Metropolitan Lagos
By Sandra T. Barnes
Copyright 1986
274 Pages
by
Routledge
274 Pages
by
Routledge
274 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1986, this urban political ethnography focusses on Mushin, a large suburb of metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria. It explores the mechanisms which bridge the various social categories to bring about political interaction. The book traces the development of Mushin from a collection of rural villages to its full status as a political community. It analyses structures and processes... Read more
Biography
Sandra T. Barnes is Secretary of the American Council of Learned Societies. She is Professor of Anthropology and Founding Director of the African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of three books and numerous articles.
...'a masterly and fascinating book which deserves wide readership...' Journal of African History
...'the book offers an insight into a number of subjects of modern African history...' African Affairs
