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Title:Indirect Rule in Yorubaland
Author:Atanda, J.A.
Year:1970
Periodical:Tarikh
Volume:3
Issue:3
Pages:16-28
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:indirect rule
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
colonialism
History and Exploration
Abstract:The acquisition by the British during the last decade of the nineteenth century of Yorubaland (Abeokuta, Ijebu, Ondo and Oyo provinces, all in Southern Nigeria) raised the question of how to administer it. For several reasons (shortage of staff was the most important reason) indirect rule was soon seen to be the answer. Sections: The early phase of indirect rule - the golden age of paramount chiefs - broadening the base of native authorities. In the conclusion the author comments briefly on two contradictory views of indirect rule in Yorubaland: 1) it has helped to preserve Yoruba institutions from disintegration, 2) it was nothing more than a mere subterfuge for the petty aristocracy of British administrative officers. Bibl., map, photographs.
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