Philip J Shea
Biographic Data
| ID | 5165309 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philip J Shea |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philip J |
| FAMILY NAME | Shea |
| SIGNATURE | SHEA P J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bayero University Kano |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Big Is Sometimes Best
The Sokoto Caliphate, established following the 1804 jihad led by Shehu dan Fodio, was the largest single polity in nineteenth century sub-Saharan Africa.2 Considerable economic benefits derived from its very size, and some of these benefits were passed on to producers and consumers throughout the Caliphate and even far beyond, although those who launched the jihad, probably did not have any of these concerns in mind at the time. As the textile i…
Mallam Muhammad Bakatsine and the Jihad in Eastern Kano
Mallam Muhammad Bakatsine was one of the most outstanding figures in nineteenth-century Kano history. He stands out in tradition as a figure who is almost luminescent—his virtues seem overpowering and his faults, if any, totally unrecorded. And yet we know surprisingly little about him; we don't know when he was born nor when he died. Although praised as a great scholar, we don't seem to know of anything he wrote. He was, in short, a legend in hi…
Nigerian Weaving
Population, Prosperity and Poverty
Responses to Changing Economic Conditions in the Indigo-Dyeing Industry in Kano in the Nineteenth Century
Population, Prosperity and Poverty
Big Is Sometimes Best
The Sokoto Caliphate, established following the 1804 jihad led by Shehu dan Fodio, was the largest single polity in nineteenth century sub-Saharan Africa.2 Considerable economic benefits derived from its very size, and some of these benefits were passed on to producers and consumers throughout the Caliphate and even far beyond, although those who launched the jihad, probably did not have any of these concerns in mind at the time. As the textile i…
Responses to Changing Economic Conditions in the Indigo-Dyeing Industry in Kano in the Nineteenth Century
Population, Prosperity and Poverty
Nigerian Weaving
Mallam Muhammad Bakatsine and the Jihad in Eastern Kano
Mallam Muhammad Bakatsine was one of the most outstanding figures in nineteenth-century Kano history. He stands out in tradition as a figure who is almost luminescent—his virtues seem overpowering and his faults, if any, totally unrecorded. And yet we know surprisingly little about him; we don't know when he was born nor when he died. Although praised as a great scholar, we don't seem to know of anything he wrote. He was, in short, a legend in hi…
Big Is Sometimes Best
The Sokoto Caliphate, established following the 1804 jihad led by Shehu dan Fodio, was the largest single polity in nineteenth century sub-Saharan Africa.2 Considerable economic benefits derived from its very size, and some of these benefits were passed on to producers and consumers throughout the Caliphate and even far beyond, although those who launched the jihad, probably did not have any of these concerns in mind at the time. As the textile i…
Art (3 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Composite material (2 works) · Fashion and Cultural Textiles (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Materials Science (2 works) · Ancient history (1 works)