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Binding
Paperback
Product Group
Book
Book Title
Yoruba Hometowns
Country/Region of Manufacture
Nigeria
Weight
0 lbs
IsTextBook
Yes
ISBN
9781555879815

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Rienner Publishers, Lynne
ISBN-10
1555879810
ISBN-13
9781555879815
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1780681

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
330 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Yoruba Hometowns : Community, Identity and Development in Nigeria
Subject
Sociology / General, Development / General, Customs & Traditions, Public Policy / Regional Planning
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Author
Lillian Trager
Subject Area
Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
00-066503
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
This is Trager's chef-d'oeuvre, a rich study of the strong ties Yoruba migrants maintain with their hometowns in Nigeria, and pioneering explorations of the implications for development. The case studies of hometown celebrations, organizations, and individual lives are wonderful. - Josef Gugler
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
305.896/3330669
Table Of Content
Introduction. Community Day Celebrations: A New Tradition at Home.; Knowing Your Place: Hometown and Identity.; ""We Are Just Sojourners Here"": Ijesa Migration.; ""We Love Ourselves Abroad"": Hometown Organizations and Their Members.; Ceremonies and Celebrations: The Symbolism of Hometown Links.; Local Development and the Economic Crisis.; Self-Help and the Practice of Local Development in Ijesaland.; The Elusive Goal of Unity: Politics, Conflict, and Morality.; Conclusion: Communities and Development.
Synopsis
The pattern of migrants maintaining ties with their home communities is common in sub-Saharan Africa, where it has social, cultural, political, and economic implications. This book explores the significance of hometown connections for civil society and local development in Nigeria., The pattern of migrants maintaining strong ties with their home communities is particularly common in sub-Saharan Africa, where it has important social, cultural, political, and economic implications. This book explores the significance of hometown connections for civil society and local development in Nigeria. Rich ethnographic description and case studies illustrate the links that the Ijesa Yoruba maintain with their communities of origin - links that both help to shape social identity and contribute to local development. Trager also examines indigenous concepts of development, demonstrating how the Yoruba bring their understandings of development to efforts in their own communities. Placing her work in the context of national political and economic change, she raises questions about the motivations, implications, and consequences of local development efforts, not only for the communities and their members, but also for the larger polity., The pattern of migrants maintaining strong ties with their home communities is particularly common in sub-Saharan Africa, where it has important social, cultural, political, and economic implications. This book explores the significance of hometown connections for civil society and local development in Nigeria. Rich ethnographic description and case studies illustrate the links that the Ijesa Yoruba maintain with their communities of origin - links that both help to shape social identity and contribute to local development. Trager also examines indigenous concepts of ""development,"" demonstrating how the Yoruba bring their understandings of development to efforts in their own communities. Placing her work in the context of national political and economic change, she raises questions about the motivations, implications, and consequences of local development efforts, not only for the communities and their members, but also for the larger polity.
LC Classification Number
DT515.45.Y67T73 2001

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