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Obafemi Awolowo and the making of Remo : the local politics of a Nigerian nationalist / Insa Nolte.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nolte, Insa, author.
- Series:
- International African library ; 40.
- International African Library ; 40
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Yoruba (African people)--Politics and government.
- Yoruba (African people).
- Remo (Nigeria)--Politics and government.
- Remo (Nigeria).
- Awolowo, Obafemi, 1909-1987.
- Awolowo, Obafemi.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 321 p.) : ill., maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Trenton, N.J. : Africa World Press, [2010]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text examines the evolution of a distinctive Yoruba community, Remo, and the central role played in this process by the Remo-born Nationalist and Yoruba leader Obafemi Awolowo (1909-87).
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- List of maps, tables and illustrations
- 1 Remo and Awolowo
- 2 The institutions of Precolonial Remo
- 3 The rise of Sagamu
- 4 Remo’s struggle for independence
- 5 Nationalist politics and the integration of traditional politics and party rivalry under Obafemi Awolowo
- 6 Remo united, Ikenne divided
- 7 Ethno-regional politics and popular rebellion in Remo
- 8 Self-reliance, development and civic pride in Remo
- 9 After Awolowo
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4744-7133-1
- 0-7486-5302-3
- 0-7486-4094-0
- OCLC:
- 1306538035
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