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The Frontier States of Western Yorubaland, 1600–1889. By BIODUN ADEDIRAN. Ibadan: Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique, 1994. Pp. x + 248. No price given (ISBN 978-2015-25-3).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 1997

PAUL E. LOVEJOY
PAUL E. LOVEJOY
Affiliation:
York University, Ontario
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Abstract

The identification of the various sub-groups of the Yoruba offers a challenge to historians, particularly since large numbers of Yoruba-speaking people were deported into the African diaspora. In this contribution to Yoruba historiography, Adediran analyses the history of the western Yoruba sub-groups, especially those resident in République du Benin and also in Togo. This study expands upon Adediran's Ph.D. thesis (Awolowo University, 1980) and is based on oral traditions and archival materials, as well as an excellent grasp of the published literature.

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SHORTER NOTICES
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The Journal of African History , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , March 1997 , pp. 123 - 177
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© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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