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Culture, Politics, and Money Among the Yoruba by Toyin Falola & Akanmu Adebayo
An investigation of several aspects of money among the Yoruba of Nigeria. It explores the origin, philosophy, uses, politics and problems of acquiring and spending money in Yoruba culture, and is divided into three parts - money and its uses, money and its problems, and money and oil economy.Both specialists in Nigeria, Falola (history, U. of Texas-Austin) and Adebayo (history, Kennesaw State U., Georgia) explore the origin, philosophy, uses, politics, and problems in acquiring and spending money in the Yoruba culture of the west African country. In 14 chapters that can be read independently, they consider the transition from barter to currency and its impact on social stratification, money-lending, theft, counterfeiting, the positive and negative impacts of oil money on the Nigerian state, and other aspects. |
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| Author(s) : Toyin Falola | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 1560004185 | ISBN-13 : 9781560004189 |
| RRP : £33.50 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 31/07/1999
Publisher : Transaction Publishers,U.S.
Page Length : 320mm
Page Size : 230mm