Marjorie Helen Stewart
Biographic Data
| ID | 3736674 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marjorie Helen Stewart |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marjorie Helen |
| FAMILY NAME | Stewart |
| SIGNATURE | STEWART M H |
| AFFILIATIONS | SUNY Brockport |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Borgu and Its Kingdoms
This text documents the history of Borgu (a little-known area now situated in the northern part of the Republic of Benin and the north-western region of Nigeria) from the period when Mande peoples migrated from their homeland to settle in many parts of the Western Sudan including Borgu. By the ninth century, they had established long-distance trade; the art of making brass and copper artifacts by the lost-wax technique was known; and large politi…
The social construction of persons within the school and society
Atkinson, Paul. Language, Structure and Reproduction: An Introduction to the Sociology of Basil Bernstein. New York: Methuen, 1985. No front‐matter 216 pp. including bibliography and index. No price. LeVine, Robert A., and Merry I. White. Human Conditions: The Cultural Basis of Educational Developments. New York: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1986. vii + 245 pp. including notes, bibliography, and index. $19.95 cloth. Lowenthal, Leo. Literature and th…
The Sultanate of Mandara to 1902
and definitive history but to create what might be described as a readable handbook that will be purchased by both interested inhabitants and visitors alike. Bearing in mind that there are i8 other States in Nigeria, the focus of information and analysis on only one introduces a touch ofirredentism, albeit probably inevitable in a work conceived in this format. Land and People of Nigeria: Rivers State has seven broad themes: the natural and human…
Ethnology
African Cities and Towns before the European Conquest
The Kisra Legend as Oral History
A propos de la legende qui raconte l'origine et l'histoire de l'Etat pre-colonial de Borgu (aujourd'hui Rep. du Benin et Nigeria) qui, au moment de sa splendeur comprenait les royaumes de Bussa, Nikki et Illo. D'apres la tradition, Kisra emigra de Badar, pres de la Mecque, au XVII siecle, s'installa sur la rive ouest du Niger et ses descendants devinrent rois des trois royaumes
Ritual Aspects of the Mamprusi Kingship
Kinship and Succession to the Throne of Bussa
Before the colonial era, the Kingdom of Bussa was one of three kingdoms constituting the Borgu State, the other two being Nikki and Illo. Borgu territory lies just north of the rain forest and falls within the savannah tone of the Western Sudan. In the past, the Borgu State extended as far west as the Alibory Mountains and thus encompassed the area now known as Haut Dahomey. Bussa itself is situated on the west bank of the River Niger to the nort…
The Kisra Legend as Oral History
A propos de la legende qui raconte l'origine et l'histoire de l'Etat pre-colonial de Borgu (aujourd'hui Rep. du Benin et Nigeria) qui, au moment de sa splendeur comprenait les royaumes de Bussa, Nikki et Illo. D'apres la tradition, Kisra emigra de Badar, pres de la Mecque, au XVII siecle, s'installa sur la rive ouest du Niger et ses descendants devinrent rois des trois royaumes
Kinship and Succession to the Throne of Bussa
Before the colonial era, the Kingdom of Bussa was one of three kingdoms constituting the Borgu State, the other two being Nikki and Illo. Borgu territory lies just north of the rain forest and falls within the savannah tone of the Western Sudan. In the past, the Borgu State extended as far west as the Alibory Mountains and thus encompassed the area now known as Haut Dahomey. Bussa itself is situated on the west bank of the River Niger to the nort…
Ethnology
African Cities and Towns before the European Conquest
The Kisra Legend as Oral History
A propos de la legende qui raconte l'origine et l'histoire de l'Etat pre-colonial de Borgu (aujourd'hui Rep. du Benin et Nigeria) qui, au moment de sa splendeur comprenait les royaumes de Bussa, Nikki et Illo. D'apres la tradition, Kisra emigra de Badar, pres de la Mecque, au XVII siecle, s'installa sur la rive ouest du Niger et ses descendants devinrent rois des trois royaumes
Ritual Aspects of the Mamprusi Kingship
The Sultanate of Mandara to 1902
and definitive history but to create what might be described as a readable handbook that will be purchased by both interested inhabitants and visitors alike. Bearing in mind that there are i8 other States in Nigeria, the focus of information and analysis on only one introduces a touch ofirredentism, albeit probably inevitable in a work conceived in this format. Land and People of Nigeria: Rivers State has seven broad themes: the natural and human…
The social construction of persons within the school and society
Atkinson, Paul. Language, Structure and Reproduction: An Introduction to the Sociology of Basil Bernstein. New York: Methuen, 1985. No front‐matter 216 pp. including bibliography and index. No price. LeVine, Robert A., and Merry I. White. Human Conditions: The Cultural Basis of Educational Developments. New York: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1986. vii + 245 pp. including notes, bibliography, and index. $19.95 cloth. Lowenthal, Leo. Literature and th…
Borgu and Its Kingdoms
This text documents the history of Borgu (a little-known area now situated in the northern part of the Republic of Benin and the north-western region of Nigeria) from the period when Mande peoples migrated from their homeland to settle in many parts of the Western Sudan including Borgu. By the ninth century, they had established long-distance trade; the art of making brass and copper artifacts by the lost-wax technique was known; and large politi…
History (8 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Genealogy (5 works) · Law (4 works) · African history and culture analysis (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Geology (2 works)