Custom and Politics in Urban Africa
A Study of Hausa Migrants in Yoruba Towns
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18967623 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abner Cohen (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-05 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Custom and Politics in Urban Africa (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315017204 |
| OpenAlex | W4229879616 |
| Open Library | OL34624853M |
| ISBN | 9781315017204 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 191 |
A discussion of the process by which some ethnic groups manipulate values, myths, symbols and ceremonials from their traditional culture in order to develop an informal political organisation. This organisation is then used as a weapon in the struggle for power and privilege within contemporary society
Development economics · Economics · Geography · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Law · Africa · ethnic relations · Haoussa (Peuple d'Afrique) · Hausa (African people) · Hausa (volk) · Indigenous peoples · Migranten · Migrations · Nigeria · Rural-urban migration · Social conditions · Steden · Urban residence · Yorouba (Peuple d'Afrique) · Yoruba · Yoruba (african people) · Yoruba language
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| Unique citing works | 191 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,35 |
| Citation span | 1969 - 2025 (57) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 180 |