The City Of Ibadan

This is a study of Ibadan, the largest indigenous African city south of the Sahara.

P. C. Lloyd (Author), A. L. Mabogunje (Author), B. Awe (Author)

9780521112178, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 4 June 2009

300 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.44 kg

This is a study of Ibadan, the largest indigenous African city south of the Sahara. Ibadan began its existence as a war-camp and has retained, to a large extent, the structure of an overgrown village. In the core of the town, settled in the nineteenth century, the people live together in large family compounds. The new elites live in the peripheral modern suburbs but here individual homes are the rule. The two sections of the city depend on one another economically and the commercial and industrial development of new Ibadan is modifying the life of the old city. The book is a symposium based on a series of papers presented at a seminar organised by the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ibadan. Each contributor is an expert in his own field and together they provide a comprehensive survey of the history, geography, sociology and political structure of this remarkable city. All sides of the city's life and structure are examined in relation to one another; the book deals with the city as a whole and not single aspects of it.

Part I. The City: 1. Introduction P. C. Lloyd
2. Ibadan, its early beginnings Bolanle Awe
3. The agricultural environment H. A. Oluwasanmi
4. The morphology of Ibadan A. L. Mabogunje
Part II. Its People: 5. Indigenous Ibadan Barbara D. Lloyd
6. Stranger communities A. L. Mabogunje, C. Okonjo and A. Cohen
7. The elite P. C. Lloyd
Part III. Life and Work: 8. From traditional crafts to modern industries Archibald Callaway
9. The markets of Ibadan B. W. Hodder
10. Education expansion and the rise of youth unemployment Archibald Callaway
11. Government and politics in Ibadan G. Jenkins
12. Religion in Ibadan E. B. Idowu and F. H. El-Masri
Part IV. The Future: 13. The problems of a metropolis A. L. Mabogunje
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: General & world history [HBG]