Tradition and Change in Africa: The Essays of J.F. Ade. Ajayi

by J.F. Ade Ajayi

Book Overview

This book brings together a selection of the leading essays of J F Ade Ajayi, written over a forty year period, 1958-1998, many of them hitherto unpublished. Ajayi, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, is a pioneer Africanist, known worldwide for his contribution to the development of African Studies and Nigerian history. This important work firmly established him as a leading African historian and illuminates the underlying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865437696
• ISBN13: 9780865437692
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Africa Research and Publications
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.