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State-periphery relations and sociopolitical development in Igbominaland, northcentral Yoruba, Nigeria.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	State-periphery relations and sociopolitical development in Igbominaland, northcentral Yoruba, Nigeria./
Author:	Usman, Aribidesi Adisa.
Description:	449 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 59-06, Section: A, page: 2083.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International59-06A.
Subject:	Anthropology, Archaeology. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=9837703
ISBN:	0591913461

State-periphery relations and sociopolitical development in Igbominaland, northcentral Yoruba, Nigeria.
Usman, Aribidesi Adisa.

State-periphery relations and sociopolitical development in Igbominaland, northcentral Yoruba, Nigeria. - 449 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 59-06, Section: A, page: 2083.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 1998.

This study, which covers the period between AD 1200 and 1837, addresses the development of chiefdoms in northcentral Yorubaland, particularly the appearance of social complexity among the Igbomina. According to the historical model of state-village interaction, chiefly office emerged as a response to the activities of Old Oyo state-level polity in Igbominaland. Developments at the 'core' of the state appear to have had a number of effects on the 'periphery': a regional research project was designed to evaluate state-village interaction. Since interaction studies are regional phenomena, the Igbomina area in northcentral Yorubaland was chosen for this investigation. The fieldwork included surveys and test excavations in the lowland (Ipo) and mountainous (Ilere) areas of Igbominaland. No survey or excavations were conducted at the Old Oyo capital itself. Instead, the widely available archaeological and ethnohistoric information from past investigations in the area was used. The areal extent of the sites was estimated from the distribution of surface remains and from test excavations, while chronologies were determined from ceramic designs, dated objects of European manufacture, and radiocarbon dating of charcoal samples. Spectrographic analysis of pottery samples was done to determine the different tempering materials used in order to identify possible source areas of ceramic distribution in Igbominaland. Feasting was tested by examining the percentage of large-sized cooking/serving jars and bowls. The results suggest evidence of growth of many village centers, followed by the dominance of one or a few of them, with a corresponding decline or disappearance of most of the smaller settlements. Changes in settlement pattern, ceramics, ritual practices, and warfare appear to correlate with the Old Oyo's territorial expansion and consolidation. In considering state-village interaction in this study, four important variables are: (1) dynastic links through royal marriages, (2) political machination, including warfare and defense, (3) ideology, and (4) economic factors (trade and tribute). However, these variables do not appear to have coincided in time with one another, nor are they equally manifest in the various Igbominaland subregions. In particular, economic relations and direct political control are not well supported empirically. However, the abundant evidence of iron manufacture and of frequent warfare, elite control of iron production, as well as the significance of 'northern' factor on the Yoruba are important issues that should be considered in future research of the development of social complexity in northcentral Yorubaland.

ISBN: 0591913461Subjects--Topical Terms:

622985
Anthropology, Archaeology.

State-periphery relations and sociopolitical development in Igbominaland, northcentral Yoruba, Nigeria.
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