The Collected Works of J. A. Atanda
Toyin Falola
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The Collected Works of J. A. Atanda
This collection of the essays and books of the late Professor J. A. Atanda covers the broad spectrum of his work on the Yoruba, the Old and New Oyo Empire, colonial Nigeria and Buganda, and reflective essays on a newly independent Nigeria. Divided into five parts according to each of these themes, The Collected Works of J. A. Atanda is unique for encompassing the scope, breadth and depth Of the scholarship of Professor Atanda over the course of some thirty years. The collection definitively represents the contributions of Professor Atanda to African scholarship in general and fortifies our memory of the meaning of that scholarship. An extensive introduction of over 60 pages put the book in context.
The book will be presented to the public on October 9th at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye.
THE COLLECTED WORKS OF J. A. ATANDA
Edited by
Toyin Falola
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Note on Copyright
Note on Style
Sources of Collected Works
Introduction
The Scholarship of Professor J. A. Atanda: Meaning, Context, And Relevance
Toyin Falola
PART A: THE YORUBA: HISTORY AND POLITICS
1. An Introduction to Yoruba History
Preface
ONE The Origin of the Yoruba People and the Rise of Oduduwa
TWO The Foundation and Growth of Other Yoruba Kingdoms up to c.1800
THREE The Political Organization of the Yoruba up to c. 1800
FOUR Economic and Social History of the Yoruba up to c.1800
FIVE The Political Crisis of the Nineteenth Century in Yorubaland
SIX The Impact of Foreign Religions on Yoruba Politics and Society Since the Nineteenth Century
SEVEN How the Yoruba Came under Colonial Rule
EIGHT The Administration of Yorubaland in the Colonial Period
NINE The Economic and Social Changes in Yorubaland in the Colonial Period
TEN The Yoruba after the Colonial Period
Select Bibliography
2. “Introduction” to William H. Clarke’s Travels and Exploration in Yorubaland, 1854- 1858
3. The Origins of the Yoruba Reconsidered
4. Government of Yorubaland in the Pre-Colonial Period
5. A Historical Perspective of Intellectual Life in Yoruba Society up to c.1900
6. Collision and Coalition in the Politics and Society of Western Nigeria in the 19th Century
7. The Iseyin-Okeiho Rising of 1916: An Example of Socio-Political Conflict in Colonial Nigeria
8. Indirect Rule in Yorubaland
9. The Factor of African Resistance in British Land Policy in West Africa; The Ibadan Example in Nigeria
10. Yoruba Unity in Historical Perspectives
PART B: THE OLD OYO EMPIRE
11. The Yoruba Ogboni Cult: Did it Exist in Old Oyo?
12. The Fall of the Old Oyo Empire: A Reconstruction of its Cause
13. The Fulani Jihad and the Collapse of the Old Oyo Empire
PART C: THE NEW OYO EMPIRE
14. The Changing Status of the Alafin of Oyo under Colonial Rule and Independence
15. The New Oyo Empire: Indirect Rule and Change in Western Nigeria, 1894–1934
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Preface
1 The Old Oyo Empire
2 British occupation of Oyo and its environs, 1894–98
3 Indirect Rule and the rise of the New Oyo Empire, 1897–1913
4 The overrule of Alafin Ladugbolu and Captain Ross in the New Oyo Empire, 1914–31
5 The divisional power structure in the New Oyo Empire, 1914–31
6 Economic and social changes in the New Oyo Empire, 1984–1934
7 The break-up of the New Oyo Empire, 1931–1934
Epilogue
Appendix Anglo-Yoruba Treaties, 1886-93
A. 1886 Treaty with the Yoruba Cheifs
B. 1888 Treaty with the Alafin of Oyo
C. 1893 Treaty with the Alafin of Oyo
D. 1893 Treaty with Ibadan
Bibliography
PART D: NIGERIA
16. The Historian and the Problem of Origins of Peoples in Nigerian Society
17. Ideological Re-orientation for Government and Public Policy in Nigeria
18. Towards Education for Self-Reliance and Nation Building in Nigeria
19. Introduction to The Baptist Churches in Nigeria
20. Paradoxes and Problems of Religion and Secularism in Nigeria: Suggestions for Solution
PART E: COMPARATIVE
21. The Bakopi in the Kingdom of Buganda, 1900- 1912: An Analysis of the Condition of the Peasant Class in Early Colonial Period
22. British Rule in Buganda
Thank God, someone has finally noticed the pivotal contribution of a mega-intellectual. This book by Professor Toyin Falola is the megaphone that sounds the trumpet of the essential works of the late Professor J. A. Atanda, perhaps the greatest chroniclers of Yoruba history. No doubt, The Collected Works Of J A. Atanda is another notable work that celebrates one of our unsung intellectual generals, an essential read for any lover of Yoruba history.
Dr Michael O. Afolayan, Founder & Lead, M&P Educational Consulting International
This is a beautiful and excellent collection in remembrance of a renowned and worthy Yoruba historian.
Julius O. Adekunle, Professor of African History, Monmouth University
Professor Atanda’s intellectual legacy is not just his painstaking reconstruction and penetrating analyses of the Yoruba past, but also his unique presentation style. The dexterity with which he simultaneously juggles political and social themes marks him out as the quintessential historian.
Professor Olufunke Adeboge, Department of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos
Toyin Falola is a historian of the Yoruba and Nigeria, founder and co-editor of Yoruba Studies Review. He has produced over 160 books, and honored globally –including seven honorary doctorates– for his scholarship and service. He is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor and Frances and Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University Of Texas at Austin.
Abdul Karim Bangura
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22. British Rule in Buganda
Thank God, someone has finally noticed the pivotal contribution of a mega-intellectual. This book by Professor Toyin Falola is the megaphone that sounds the trumpet of the essential works of the late Professor J. A. Atanda, perhaps the greatest chroniclers of Yoruba history. No doubt, The Collected Works Of J A. Atanda is another notable work that celebrates one of our unsung intellectual generals, an essential read for any lover of Yoruba history.
Dr Michael O. Afolayan, Founder & Lead, M&P Educational Consulting International
This is a beautiful and excellent collection in remembrance of a renowned and worthy Yoruba historian.
Julius O. Adekunle, Professor of African History, Monmouth University
Professor Atanda’s intellectual legacy is not just his painstaking reconstruction and penetrating analyses of the Yoruba past, but also his unique presentation style. The dexterity with which he simultaneously juggles political and social themes marks him out as the quintessential historian.
Professor Olufunke Adeboge, Department of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos
Toyin Falola is a historian of the Yoruba and Nigeria, founder and co-editor of Yoruba Studies Review. He has produced over 160 books, and honored globally –including seven honorary doctorates– for his scholarship and service. He is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor and Frances and Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University Of Texas at Austin.
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