Diasporas and ethnic identities in Africa : the Edo ne Ekue among the northeast Yoruba, 1485-1995 / Uyilawa Usuanlele.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Usuanlele, Uyilawa, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Edo-speaking peoples--Nigeria--Benin (Kingdom).

Edo-speaking peoples.

Yoruba (African people)--Nigeria--Benin (Kingdom).

Yoruba (African people).

Migration, Internal--Nigeria--Benin (Kingdom).

Migration, Internal.

Benin (Kingdom)--History.

Benin (Kingdom).

Nigeria--Ethnic relations--History.

Nigeria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 201 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps

Other Title:

Edo ne Ekue among the northeast Yoruba, 1485-1995

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]

Contents:

Beginnings of Benin (Edo) migrations and settlement among the northeast Yoruba

Benin imperialism, European trade, and the making of Edo ne Ekue among the northeast Yoruba (1485-1750)

Edo ne Ekue's slave trading business, accumulation, and relations with local northeast Yoruba polities 1750-1897

Benin Kingdom's resurgent imperialism, Yoruba wars, and the emergence of Edo ne Ekue warlords in northeast Yoruba territories in the 19th c.

Colonial subordination, Edo identity, and adaptation to Yoruba majority rule in (the northeast Yoruba territories or) Ondo Province/ Ondo state, 1897-1997.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 16, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: Usuanlele, Uyilawa. Diasporas and ethnic identities in Africa

ISBN:

9781666943320

1666943320

Publisher Number:

40032371616

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Restricted for use by site license.